Philadelphia vs Bala Cynwyd
Philadelphia and Bala Cynwyd on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.
Philadelphia
49D+
Bala Cynwyd
B75
Category by category
FHousingB−
Bala Cynwyd +38 pts
D−SchoolsA+
Bala Cynwyd +59 pts
BCost of livingC−
Philadelphia +22 pts
DCommuteC+
Bala Cynwyd +20 pts
A−AmenitiesA
Bala Cynwyd +6 pts
FEmploymentB−
Bala Cynwyd +39 pts
—Residents—
not comparable yet
Weigh it yourself
The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.
Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.
The numbers side by side
$243kMedian home value$640k
$1,397Median rent$1,886
31.7 minMean commute27.6 min
$62kMedian household income$150k
0.85%Effective property tax1.28%
21st pctWithin-state proficiency99th pct
95Restaurants & cafés175
1,579,706Population10,227
0Resident responses0
Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.