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Lower Burrell vs Plum
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Pennsylvania.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lower Burrell has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Plum has the most people working from home (23.7%).
What matters to you?
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.
| Measure | Lower Burrell | Plum |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 11,633Lowest |
26,723Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest PA: +2.4% |
+0.1%Highest PA: +2.4% |
| Median age | 46.8±3.3Highest 14% above PA |
44.4±1.6Lowest 9% above PA |
| Lower Burrell and Plum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±3.2Lowest PA: 20.4% |
21.2%±2.4Highest PA: 20.4% |
| Plum and Lower Burrell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 25.3%±3.3Highest PA: 19.5% |
22.8%±2Lowest PA: 19.5% |
| Lower Burrell and Plum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.1%Lowest PA: 35.2% |
45%Highest PA: 35.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.2Lowest PA: 6.1% |
4.3%±1.1Highest PA: 6.1% |
| Plum and Lower Burrell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $84,602±$8kLowest 9% above PA |
$98,705±$4kHighest 27% above PA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $198,600±$10kLowest 22% below PA |
$227,600±$7kHighest 11% below PA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $911±$142Lowest 25% below PA |
$1,177±$55Highest about the PA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,395Lowest about the PA average |
$3,948Highest 19% above PA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.8%±16.2Lowest PA: 48.2% |
40.4%±8.8Highest PA: 48.2% |
| Plum and Lower Burrell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Highest PA: 11.7% |
3.6%Lowest PA: 11.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Highest PA: 69.3% |
80.7%Lowest PA: 69.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 3 yrs older than PA |
1972Highest 7 yrs newer than PA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the PA average |
31 minHighest 18% above PA |
| Work from home | 12%±3.4Lowest PA: 15.6% |
23.7%±2.8Highest PA: 15.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #522 of 764 in PA | #340 of 764 in PA |
| School district | Burrell SD | Plum Borough SD |
| High school in town | Burrell HS | Plum SHS |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Lowest |
17.5Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.