Compare towns
Ross vs Spring vs Moon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Pennsylvania.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ross has the most people working from home (25.4%).
Spring has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Moon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.6%).
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 | Ross | Spring | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 32,939Highest |
28,601 |
26,902Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.9% PA: +2.4% |
+4.7%Lowest PA: +2.4% |
+12.6%Highest PA: +2.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±1.5Highest 4% above PA |
42.2±2.3 3% above PA |
40.7±2.3Lowest about the PA average |
| Ross and Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±1.7 PA: 20.4% |
19.8%±2Highest PA: 20.4% |
18.7%±2.2Lowest PA: 20.4% |
| Spring and Ross are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.1%±2Highest PA: 19.5% |
19.4%±1.8Lowest PA: 19.5% |
19.8%±2.5 PA: 19.5% |
| Ross and Moon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.3% PA: 35.2% |
44.5%Lowest PA: 35.2% |
53.8%Highest PA: 35.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.1Lowest PA: 6.1% |
7.8%±1.1 PA: 6.1% |
11.2%±1.5Highest PA: 6.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,642±$3kLowest 19% above PA |
$94,837±$10k 22% above PA |
$113,170±$13kHighest 45% above PA |
| Moon and Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,900±$9kLowest 6% above PA |
$286,900±$11k 13% above PA |
$293,000±$12kHighest 15% above PA |
| Moon and Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,278±$58 6% above PA |
$1,416±$95Highest 17% above PA |
$1,215±$65Lowest about the PA average |
| Spring and Ross are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,662Lowest 11% above PA |
$4,603 39% above PA |
$4,931Highest 49% above PA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±8 PA: 48.2% |
49.3%±13Highest PA: 48.2% |
39.2%±9.3Lowest PA: 48.2% |
| Spring and Ross are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Highest PA: 11.7% |
5.1% PA: 11.7% |
3.3%Lowest PA: 11.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.1%Lowest PA: 69.3% |
75.3% PA: 69.3% |
78.1%Highest PA: 69.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 1 yr newer than PA |
1975 10 yrs newer than PA |
1976Highest 11 yrs newer than PA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 10% below PA |
24 minLowest 10% below PA |
28 minHighest 7% above PA |
| Work from home | 25.4%±3.6Highest PA: 15.6% |
14.9%±2.2Lowest PA: 15.6% |
21.1%±2.9 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 | #78 of 764 in PA | #365 of 764 in PA | #163 of 764 in PA |
| School district | North Hills SD | Wilson SD | Moon Area SD |
| High school in town | North Hills HS | Wilson HS | Moon Area SHS |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.7Lowest |
16.1Highest |
13.8 |
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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.