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Moon vs Ross vs Robinson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Pennsylvania.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Moon has the highest household income ($113k).
Ross has the most people working from home (25.4%).
Robinson has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.1%).
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 | Moon | Ross | Robinson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 26,902 |
32,939Highest |
15,534Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.6% PA: +2.4% |
+7.9%Lowest PA: +2.4% |
+16.1%Highest PA: +2.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.3 about the PA average |
42.6±1.5Highest 4% above PA |
40.5±4.1Lowest about the PA average |
| Ross and Moon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±2.2 PA: 20.4% |
19.4%±1.7Highest PA: 20.4% |
18.4%±2.9Lowest PA: 20.4% |
| Ross and Moon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2.5Lowest PA: 19.5% |
23.1%±2Highest PA: 19.5% |
21.5%±2.8 PA: 19.5% |
| Ross and Robinson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.8%Highest PA: 35.2% |
51.3% PA: 35.2% |
46.4%Lowest PA: 35.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.2%±1.5Highest PA: 6.1% |
4.3%±1.1 PA: 6.1% |
3.1%±1.2Lowest PA: 6.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,170±$13kHighest 45% above PA |
$92,642±$3kLowest 19% above PA |
$103,048±$11k 32% above PA |
| Moon and Robinson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $293,000±$12k 15% above PA |
$268,900±$9kLowest 6% above PA |
$293,200±$30kHighest 15% above PA |
| Robinson and Moon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,215±$65Lowest about the PA average |
$1,278±$58 6% above PA |
$1,688±$62Highest 40% above PA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,931Highest 49% above PA |
$3,662Lowest 11% above PA |
$3,889 17% above PA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.2%±9.3Lowest PA: 48.2% |
43%±8Highest PA: 48.2% |
41%±10.2 PA: 48.2% |
| Ross and Robinson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.3%Lowest PA: 11.7% |
6.7%Highest PA: 11.7% |
5.5% PA: 11.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.1%Highest PA: 69.3% |
72.1% PA: 69.3% |
66.1%Lowest PA: 69.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 11 yrs newer than PA |
1966Lowest 1 yr newer than PA |
1986Highest 21 yrs newer than PA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 7% above PA |
24 min 10% below PA |
24 minLowest 11% below PA |
| Work from home | 21.1%±2.9 PA: 15.6% |
25.4%±3.6Highest PA: 15.6% |
17.4%±3.9Lowest PA: 15.6% |
| Ross and Moon 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 | #163 of 764 in PA | #78 of 764 in PA | #61 of 764 in PA |
| School district | Moon Area SD | North Hills SD | Carlynton SD · Montour SD |
| High school in town | Moon Area SHS | North Hills HS | Montour HS |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.8 |
13.7Lowest |
15.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.