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Glencoe vs Sinking Spring 148 miles apart. The biggest differences: age 65+ (+21.4 pts in Glencoe) and typical home built (22 yrs in Glencoe).
Where each one shines Two towns, two different strengths What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.
Glencoe A small town of 255
Quiet strengths Glencoe doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Sinking Spring A small town of 319
Quiet strengths Sinking Spring doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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The biggest differences Where they differ most The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.
Life in each What daily life feels like in each The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.
Seasons
Outdoors & history
Community
A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.
Where they are 148 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Glencoe ↔ Sinking Spring 148 miles apart
Everything, side by side What matters to you? Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
255 Lowest 319 Highest
Median age
31.6 ±5.2 Highest 20% below OH 31.3 ±12.4 Lowest 21% below OH
Kids under 18
32.2% ±11.8 Lowest OH: 22% 37% ±19.2 Highest OH: 22%
Age 65+
26.7% ±15.2 Highest OH: 18.3% 5.3% ±5.5 Lowest OH: 18.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
11% Highest OH: 31.5% 1.1% Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±7.2 Lowest OH: 5.6% 2.8% ±6.5 Highest OH: 5.6%
Household incomemedian
$90,855 ±$66k Lowest 27% above OH $108,090 ±$52k Highest 51% above OH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
— $151,600 ±$37k 29% below OH
Property taxmedian, yearly
— $1,506 47% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
— 0% ±100 OH: 45.9%
Below poverty line
0% Lowest OH: 13.3% 11% Highest OH: 13.3%
Homeownersof occupied homes
100% Highest OH: 67.2% 94.1% Lowest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1949 Lowest 21 yrs older than OH 1971 Highest 1 yr newer than OH
Average commuteone way
— 38 min 60% above OH
Work from home
0% ±14.9 Lowest OH: 13% 6.1% ±7.9 Highest OH: 13%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
11.3 mi Lowest 45.8 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.00 Lowest 0.09 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Wheeling (15%) Hillsboro (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Sinking Spring Few work in Glencoe
Conserved landshare of the town
0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles
0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 Lowest 1 Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
25.3 Lowest 27.9 Highest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Glencoe Towns like Glencoe Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.
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