Forest Park, OH vs Phoenixville, PA

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Forest Park

75.4

#461 nationally

Phoenixville

67.8

#1383 nationally

Phoenixville leads in crime level (2.3 vs 7.8). Phoenixville leads in median household income ($91,593 vs $63,690). Forest Park leads in cost of living index (91 vs 112).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Forest Park, OH	Phoenixville, PA
WhereAtHome Score	75.4 (#461)	67.8 (#1383)
Population	19,839	19,871
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$239,236	$531,576
Median Household Income	$63,690	$91,593
Average Commute	25.6 min	27 min
Walk Score	26	N/A
Crime Level	7.8	2.3
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	91	112
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+14.9	D+14.5

Data coverage note: Phoenixville is missing data for 1 metric that Forest Park has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.