Saturday, June 30, 2012

'Flower city' (Rochester) vs. the 'free city' (Freiburg)

After pinning myself on the map, the next step has entailed familiarizing myself with some quick facts/trivia about Freiburg. But only numbers that characterize a place I've lived in previously can lend any relevance/meaning to the stats about Freiburg! So here we go -->


Criteria
Freiburg, Germany
Rochester, NY, USA




 


Area

153.07 km2
59.10 sq mi

96.1 km2
37.1 sq mi
Freiburg is about half as densely populated as Rochester!
Elevation
278 m  (912 ft)
154 m (505 ft)
Population
224,191
210,855
Population density
1,465 /km2
3,793 /sq mi
2,368.3/km2
6,132.9/sq mi
Avg. High temperature (July)
26.1 C (79 F)
27.3 C (81.2 F)
They’re comparably hot.
Avg. Low temperature (July)
13.3 C (56 F)
16.0 C (60.8 F)
Precipitation
3.5 in
10.8 in
Median Household Income
17,500 ($22,155)
$30,138

Persons below poverty level
22.3%
30.4%

Mean travel time (mins) to work
20
18.4
 Mine is 2 mins ;-)
Unemployment rate
5.8%
10.8




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