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Laporte has the most people working from home (12.6%).

West Abington has the most kids (17.9% under 18).

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Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

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Measure	Laporte	West Abington
People
Population	440Highest	290Lowest
Median age	56.7±8.1Highest 39% above PA	56.3±9Lowest 38% above PA
	Laporte and West Abington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	10.2%±4.7Lowest PA: 20.4%	17.9%±4.9Highest PA: 20.4%
	West Abington and Laporte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	39.3%±3.8Highest PA: 19.5%	30.7%±7.1Lowest PA: 19.5%
	Laporte and West Abington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	43.3%Lowest PA: 35.2%	48.7%Highest PA: 35.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.5%±3.2Lowest PA: 6.1%	2.8%±2.9Highest PA: 6.1%
	West Abington and Laporte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$79,432±$8kLowest about the PA average	$87,500±$31kHighest 12% above PA
	West Abington and Laporte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$275,000±$39kLowest 8% above PA	$319,100±$35kHighest 25% above PA
	West Abington and Laporte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$963±$372 20% below PA	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,621Lowest 21% below PA	$3,958Highest 20% above PA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	27.3%±100Lowest PA: 48.2%	100%±100Highest PA: 48.2%
	West Abington and Laporte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	1.6%Lowest PA: 11.7%	5.2%Highest PA: 11.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	89.9%Lowest PA: 69.3%	92.5%Highest PA: 69.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 17 yrs newer than PA	1971Lowest 6 yrs newer than PA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 24% above PA	29 minLowest 11% above PA
Work from home	12.6%±8.5Highest PA: 15.6%	10.1%±6.9Lowest PA: 15.6%
	Laporte and West Abington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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PA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.