Compare towns
Scott vs Upper St. Clair vs Glendale
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Pennsylvania.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Scott has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Upper St. Clair has the most expensive homes ($432k median).
Glendale has the most affordable homes ($160k median).
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 | Scott | Upper St. Clair | Glendale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,270 |
20,863Highest |
1,408Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Lowest PA: +2.4% |
+10%Highest PA: +2.4% |
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| Median age | 42.4±2.2Lowest 4% above PA |
43.7±0.9 7% above PA |
54.8±2.4Highest 34% above PA |
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±2.6 PA: 20.4% |
25.3%±2.2Highest PA: 20.4% |
2.1%±3.1Lowest PA: 20.4% |
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±2.3 PA: 19.5% |
19.7%±1.9Lowest PA: 19.5% |
28.3%±6.9Highest PA: 19.5% |
| Glendale and Scott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51% PA: 35.2% |
75.2%Highest PA: 35.2% |
28.8%Lowest PA: 35.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.3Highest PA: 6.1% |
2.8%±0.7 PA: 6.1% |
0.4%±1.2Lowest PA: 6.1% |
| Scott and Upper St. Clair are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,404±$6k 15% above PA |
$163,409±$12kHighest 110% above PA |
$76,359±$22kLowest about the PA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $226,500±$10k 11% below PA |
$431,800±$15kHighest 70% above PA |
$160,000±$13kLowest 37% below PA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,244±$70 about the PA average |
$2,038±$159Highest 69% above PA |
$1,128±$280Lowest 7% below PA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,525 6% above PA |
$8,892Highest 169% above PA |
$2,285Lowest 31% below PA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.5%±4.8Lowest PA: 48.2% |
55.1%±12.8Highest PA: 48.2% |
22.1%±14 PA: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Highest PA: 11.7% |
2.5%Lowest PA: 11.7% |
5.5% PA: 11.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.6% PA: 69.3% |
87.9%Highest PA: 69.3% |
64%Lowest PA: 69.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962 3 yrs older than PA |
1972Highest 7 yrs newer than PA |
1944Lowest 21 yrs older than PA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 12% below PA |
29 minHighest 10% above PA |
28 min 5% above PA |
| Work from home | 27.3%±6.7 PA: 15.6% |
31.1%±3.2Highest PA: 15.6% |
16.6%±7.5Lowest PA: 15.6% |
| Upper St. Clair and Scott 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 | #249 of 764 in PA | #34 of 764 in PA | — |
| School district | Chartiers Valley SD | Upper St. Clair SD | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Upper Saint Clair HS | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.3 |
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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.