Compare towns
Spring vs Unity vs Plum
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Pennsylvania.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Spring has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
Unity has the oldest population (median age 48).
Plum has the most people working from home (23.7%).
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 | Spring | Unity | Plum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,601Highest |
21,419Lowest |
26,723 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7%Highest PA: +2.4% |
-4.4%Lowest PA: +2.4% |
+0.1% PA: +2.4% |
| Median age | 42.2±2.3Lowest 3% above PA |
48±1.4Highest 17% above PA |
44.4±1.6 9% above PA |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2 PA: 20.4% |
17.6%±2Lowest PA: 20.4% |
21.2%±2.4Highest PA: 20.4% |
| Plum and Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.8Lowest PA: 19.5% |
25.4%±2.5Highest PA: 19.5% |
22.8%±2 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+ | 44.5% PA: 35.2% |
41.2%Lowest PA: 35.2% |
45%Highest PA: 35.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.1 PA: 6.1% |
9.1%±1Highest PA: 6.1% |
4.3%±1.1Lowest PA: 6.1% |
| Unity and Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,837±$10k 22% above PA |
$75,448±$6kLowest 3% below PA |
$98,705±$4kHighest 27% above PA |
| Plum and Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $286,900±$11kHighest 13% above PA |
$245,400±$14k 4% below PA |
$227,600±$7kLowest 11% below PA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,416±$95Highest 17% above PA |
$986±$74Lowest 18% below PA |
$1,177±$55 about the PA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,603Highest 39% above PA |
$3,113Lowest 6% below PA |
$3,948 19% above PA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.3%±13Highest PA: 48.2% |
33.3%±9.6Lowest PA: 48.2% |
40.4%±8.8 PA: 48.2% |
| Spring and Plum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1% PA: 11.7% |
11.2%Highest PA: 11.7% |
3.6%Lowest PA: 11.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.3%Lowest PA: 69.3% |
82%Highest PA: 69.3% |
80.7% PA: 69.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 10 yrs newer than PA |
1973 8 yrs newer than PA |
1972Lowest 7 yrs newer than PA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 10% below PA |
23 minLowest 11% below PA |
31 minHighest 18% above PA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±2.2 PA: 15.6% |
11.8%±2.7Lowest PA: 15.6% |
23.7%±2.8Highest PA: 15.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #365 of 764 in PA | #415 of 764 in PA | #340 of 764 in PA |
| School district | Wilson SD | Dr Robert Ketterer CS Inc · Greater Latrobe SD | Plum Borough SD |
| High school in town | Wilson HS | Greater Latrobe SHS | Plum SHS |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 16.1Lowest |
16.9 |
17.5Highest |
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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.