Compare towns
Plum vs Unity
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Pennsylvania.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plum has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.1%).
Unity has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Plum | Unity |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 26,723Highest |
21,419Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Highest PA: +2.4% |
-4.4%Lowest PA: +2.4% |
| Median age | 44.4±1.6Lowest 9% above PA |
48±1.4Highest 17% above PA |
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±2.4Highest PA: 20.4% |
17.6%±2Lowest PA: 20.4% |
| Plum and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.8%±2Lowest PA: 19.5% |
25.4%±2.5Highest PA: 19.5% |
| Unity and Plum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45%Highest PA: 35.2% |
41.2%Lowest PA: 35.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.1Lowest PA: 6.1% |
9.1%±1Highest PA: 6.1% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $98,705±$4kHighest 27% above PA |
$75,448±$6kLowest 3% below PA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,600±$7kLowest 11% below PA |
$245,400±$14kHighest 4% below PA |
| Unity and Plum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,177±$55Highest about the PA average |
$986±$74Lowest 18% below PA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,948Highest 19% above PA |
$3,113Lowest 6% below PA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.4%±8.8Highest PA: 48.2% |
33.3%±9.6Lowest PA: 48.2% |
| Plum and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.6%Lowest PA: 11.7% |
11.2%Highest PA: 11.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Lowest PA: 69.3% |
82%Highest PA: 69.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 7 yrs newer than PA |
1973Highest 8 yrs newer than PA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 18% above PA |
23 minLowest 11% below PA |
| Work from home | 23.7%±2.8Highest PA: 15.6% |
11.8%±2.7Lowest PA: 15.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #340 of 764 in PA | #415 of 764 in PA |
| School district | Plum Borough SD | Dr Robert Ketterer CS Inc · Greater Latrobe SD |
| High school in town | Plum SHS | Greater Latrobe SHS |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 17.5Highest |
16.9Lowest |
| 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.