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Monroeville vs Trafford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Pennsylvania.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Monroeville has the most people working from home (24.9%).
Trafford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.5%).
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 | Monroeville | Trafford |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 28,295Highest |
3,216Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Lowest PA: +2.4% |
+4.5%Highest PA: +2.4% |
| Median age | 44±1.7Highest 8% above PA |
37.4±3.2Lowest 9% below PA |
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±2.3Lowest PA: 20.4% |
22.6%±5.5Highest PA: 20.4% |
| Trafford and Monroeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±1.8Highest PA: 19.5% |
16.4%±4.7Lowest PA: 19.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.4%Highest PA: 35.2% |
28.8%Lowest PA: 35.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.2Lowest PA: 6.1% |
8.8%±5.6Highest PA: 6.1% |
| Trafford and Monroeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $79,218±$4kHighest about the PA average |
$65,839±$16kLowest 16% below PA |
| Monroeville and Trafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,800±$8kHighest 18% below PA |
$147,300±$9kLowest 42% below PA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,175±$33Highest about the PA average |
$1,022±$395Lowest 15% below PA |
| Monroeville and Trafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,185Highest 4% below PA |
$2,057Lowest 38% below PA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±9.4Lowest PA: 48.2% |
74.9%±33.1Highest PA: 48.2% |
| Trafford and Monroeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.7%Highest PA: 11.7% |
9.2%Lowest PA: 11.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.7%Lowest PA: 69.3% |
75.2%Highest PA: 69.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 3 yrs newer than PA |
1954Lowest 11 yrs older than PA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 5% below PA |
25 minHighest 4% below PA |
| Work from home | 24.9%±4.2Highest PA: 15.6% |
15.9%±7.4Lowest PA: 15.6% |
| Monroeville and Trafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #174 of 764 in PA | #95 of 764 in PA |
| School district | Spectrum CS · Gateway SD | Penn-Trafford SD |
| High school in town | Gateway SHS | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7 |
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| 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.