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Huntington, VA vs King of Prussia, PA

Huntington

Virginia

vs

King of Prussia

Pennsylvania

Across 37 directional measures we can compare, Huntington leads on 14 and King of Prussia on 23. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 1% higher in King of Prussia, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,062$2,077
Huntington is 1% lower
Median household income
$99,956$117,912
Huntington is 15% lower
Median home value
$541,900$436,200
Huntington is 24% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $75,000 a year left in Huntington and $92,600 in King of Prussia. Money goes further in King of Prussia, by about $17,600 a year.
  • A household earning Huntington's median of $99,956 would need about $100,500 in King of Prussia to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 2.6 points a year in Huntington, and rent outran pay by 1.8 points a year in King of Prussia.

How these are calculated

PennsylvaniaVirginiaKing of Prussia, PAHuntington, VAHuntingtonKing of PrussiaHuntington

Which fits you?

Both start on the Citytistics Index (CTX). Move the sliders to weigh what matters to you and the score becomes your own mix.

Your weights

Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01King of Prussia, PAComposite 64.8 / 100
87
496892n/a5470n/a
02Huntington, VAComposite 44.2 / 100
35
206892n/a1433n/a

CTX is the Citytistics Index: better than that share of the places we rate. It tops out at 99, so the top 1% show their national rank (#1 is best). Change any weight to rank on your own mix. How the CTX is built

Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureHuntingtonKing of PrussiaAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$2,062$2,077
Rent to income124.8%21.1%
Property tax rate11.0%0.9%
Home price to income15.4x3.7x
Prices vs US average2108.9102.5
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,438$1,860
HUD area median income4n/a$122,700
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$5,443$3,951
Median home value1$541,900$436,200
Home prices, 1-year change52.1%4.6%
Home prices, 5-year change535.3%51.7%
Homeownership143.3%46.0%
Renters paying 30%+146.6%39.9%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,717$2,323
Vacant homes18.0%6.3%
Median year built119781978
Jobs and income
Median household income1$99,956$117,912
Income per person1$67,951$61,139
Unemployment14.2%4.7%
Average annual pay6$115,004$90,915
Pay growth, 1 year60.8%2.8%
Jobs6634,638504,216
Poverty rate17.3%4.5%
Mean commute132 min24 min
Works from home125.6%29.8%
Commutes by transit115.0%1.5%
People
Population113,50225,857
Median age136.236.3
Bachelor's or higher165.2%65.7%
High school or higher192.2%97.8%
Household size11.92.2
Born abroad123.6%23.0%
No health insurance16.0%4.2%
Homes with broadband196.4%95.6%
Moving
Moved here in the past year114.6%10.6%
Moved from another state18.1%4.3%
Net movers per 1,000 people7-9.10.7
Income of households moving in7$105,657$97,688
Income of households moving out7$112,552$104,712
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k821.422.8
Shops per 10k821.434.0
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k84.15.6
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k826.628.3
Child care centers per 10k83.22.6
Parks per 10k95.99.7
Playgrounds per 10k98.97.0
Grocery stores per 10k90.73.5
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k912.636.4
Libraries per 10k90.00.8
Named paths and bike trails90.014.5
Transit stops per sq mi931.04.5
Nearest National Park Service site102.93.0
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10408
National Register listings11662
Founded or incorporated12n/a1719
Schools
Public schools132227
Public school students13174,47510,727
Students per teacher1313.812.0
Climate
July average high1488°F87°F
January average low1426°F23°F
Average temperature1456°F54°F
Annual precipitation1443.2 in47.9 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1594.796.8
Hurricane risk1593.089.9
Tornado risk1554.595.6
Wildfire risk1534.037.3
Heat wave risk1597.198.3
Median air quality index164241
Good air days1677.8%73.4%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Huntington $82,480, King of Prussia $83,080 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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