A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Jessup$1,400/mo

Typical home $223K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.23% · or rent about $959/mo · Housing →

Upper Yoder Township$1,000/mo

Typical home $153K (Census) · tax rate 1.58% · or rent about $869/mo · Housing →

The difference: $390 a month, about $4,700 a year, between Jessup and Upper Yoder Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Jessup places higher on 10 of 20 PA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Pennsylvania ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

B+JessupBetter than 66% of districts in the state A−Upper Yoder TownshipBetter than 75% of districts in the state

Health

B+JessupHealthier than 70% of U.S. towns BUpper Yoder TownshipHealthier than 59% of U.S. towns

10Jessup

8Upper Yoder Township

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most remote workersWork · 1029 towns #898#332 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1058 towns #758#277 Most activeHealth · 1058 towns #267#554 Lowest obesityHealth · 1058 towns #203#485 Most conserved landOutdoors · 1055 towns #70#292 Most trailsOutdoors · 787 towns #10#174 Lowest depressionHealth · 1058 towns #466#251 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 1058 towns #381#173

Left end = #1 in Pennsylvania. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Jessup’s rankings →

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

JessupUpper Yoder Township

Snow a year47″65″

January low14°F —

July high81°F —

Growing season (days)146d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th 5th

Outdoors & history

JessupUpper Yoder Township

Trails31 mi 14 mi

Conserved land33.7%15.4%

Settled1849 1820

Community

JessupUpper Yoder Township

Colleges in town—1

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

197 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

JessupPA Upper Yoder TownshipCambria County

Jessup ↔ Upper Yoder Township197 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.

Only big differences vs Pennsylvania average

JessupUpper Yoder Township

People

Population 4,495Lowest 5,081Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.3%Highest PA: +2.4% -5.5%Lowest PA: +2.4%

Median age 45.6±4.9Highest 11% above PA 45.1±5.5Lowest 10% above PA

Jessup and Upper Yoder Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 19.9%±6.1Lowest PA: 20.4% 21.4%±6.7Highest PA: 20.4%

Upper Yoder Township and Jessup are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 18.6%±5.2Lowest PA: 19.5% 30%±6.6Highest PA: 19.5%

Upper Yoder Township and Jessup are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.1%Highest PA: 35.2% 23.9%Lowest PA: 35.2%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±2.2Lowest PA: 6.1% 5.4%±3.4Highest PA: 6.1%

Upper Yoder Township and Jessup are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $64,844±$21kLowest 17% below PA $66,974±$14kHighest 14% below PA

Upper Yoder Township and Jessup are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $169,300±$16kHighest 33% below PA $152,800±$36kLowest 40% below PA

Jessup and Upper Yoder Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $959±$146Highest 21% below PA $869±$123Lowest 28% below PA

Jessup and Upper Yoder Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,080Lowest 37% below PA $2,418Highest 27% below PA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 73.1%±51.5Highest PA: 48.2% 32.1%±18.5Lowest PA: 48.2%

Jessup and Upper Yoder Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 18.1%Highest PA: 11.7% 5.2%Lowest PA: 11.7%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 69.4%Lowest PA: 69.3% 71%Highest PA: 69.3%

Typical home builtmedian year 1958Lowest 7 yrs older than PA 1961Highest 4 yrs older than PA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 7% above PA 23 minLowest 14% below PA

Work from home 6.4%±4.4Lowest PA: 15.6% 15.3%±7.8Highest PA: 15.6%

Upper Yoder Township and Jessup are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 7.9%Highest 4.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miHighest 6.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.01Highest 0.74Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Scranton (16%)Johnstown (24%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Upper Yoder TownshipFew work in Jessup

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 33.7%Highest 15.4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 30.5 miHighest 14.4 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 4.6 miHighest 1.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 2Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 24.7Highest 18.5Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#313 of 765 in PA

School district —Westmont Hilltop SD

High school in town —Westmont Hilltop JSHS

Students per teacherat that high school — 14.7

Pennsylvania average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

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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.

Jessup vs Upper Yoder Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $390 more a month in Jessup

Jessup places higher on 10 of 20 PA lists

What daily life feels like in each

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