A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Upper Yoder Township$1,000/mo

Typical home $153K (Census) · tax rate 1.58% · or rent about $869/mo · Housing →

Jessup$1,400/mo

Typical home $223K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.23% · or rent about $959/mo · Housing →

The difference: $390 a month, about $4,700 a year, between Jessup and Upper Yoder Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Jessup places higher on 10 of 20 PA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Pennsylvania ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

A−Upper Yoder TownshipBetter than 75% of districts in the state B+JessupBetter than 66% of districts in the state

Health

BUpper Yoder TownshipHealthier than 59% of U.S. towns B+JessupHealthier than 70% of U.S. towns

8Upper Yoder Township

10Jessup

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most remote workersWork · 1029 towns #332#898 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1058 towns #277#758 Most activeHealth · 1058 towns #554#267 Lowest obesityHealth · 1058 towns #485#203 Most conserved landOutdoors · 1055 towns #292#70 Most trailsOutdoors · 787 towns #174#10 Lowest depressionHealth · 1058 towns #251#466 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 1058 towns #173#381

Left end = #1 in Pennsylvania. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Upper Yoder Township’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

Upper Yoder TownshipJessup

Snow a year65″47″

January low—14°F

July high—81°F

Growing season (days)—146d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)5th 59th

Outdoors & history

Upper Yoder TownshipJessup

Trails14 mi 31 mi

Conserved land15.4%33.7%

Settled1820 1849

Community

Upper Yoder TownshipJessup

Colleges in town1 —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

197 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Upper Yoder TownshipCambria County JessupPA

Upper Yoder Township ↔ Jessup197 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Pennsylvania average

Upper Yoder TownshipJessup

People

Population 5,081Highest 4,495Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.5%Lowest PA: +2.4% -3.3%Highest PA: +2.4%

Median age 45.1±5.5Lowest 10% above PA 45.6±4.9Highest 11% above PA

Jessup and Upper Yoder Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 21.4%±6.7Highest PA: 20.4% 19.9%±6.1Lowest PA: 20.4%

Upper Yoder Township and Jessup are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 30%±6.6Highest PA: 19.5% 18.6%±5.2Lowest PA: 19.5%

Upper Yoder Township and Jessup are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.9%Lowest PA: 35.2% 30.1%Highest PA: 35.2%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.4%±3.4Highest PA: 6.1% 2.8%±2.2Lowest PA: 6.1%

Upper Yoder Township and Jessup are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $66,974±$14kHighest 14% below PA $64,844±$21kLowest 17% below PA

Upper Yoder Township and Jessup are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $152,800±$36kLowest 40% below PA $169,300±$16kHighest 33% below PA

Jessup and Upper Yoder Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $869±$123Lowest 28% below PA $959±$146Highest 21% below PA

Jessup and Upper Yoder Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,418Highest 27% below PA $2,080Lowest 37% below PA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 32.1%±18.5Lowest PA: 48.2% 73.1%±51.5Highest PA: 48.2%

Jessup and Upper Yoder Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 5.2%Lowest PA: 11.7% 18.1%Highest PA: 11.7%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 71%Highest PA: 69.3% 69.4%Lowest PA: 69.3%

Typical home builtmedian year 1961Highest 4 yrs older than PA 1958Lowest 7 yrs older than PA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 14% below PA 28 minHighest 7% above PA

Work from home 15.3%±7.8Highest PA: 15.6% 6.4%±4.4Lowest PA: 15.6%

Upper Yoder Township and Jessup are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 4.5%Lowest 7.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.8 miLowest 7.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.74Lowest 2.01Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Johnstown (24%)Scranton (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in JessupFew work in Upper Yoder Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 15.4%Lowest 33.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 14.4 miLowest 30.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miLowest 4.6 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 8Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 18.5Lowest 24.7Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #313 of 765 in PA—

School district Westmont Hilltop SD—

High school in town Westmont Hilltop JSHS—

Students per teacherat that high school 14.7 —

Pennsylvania average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Upper Yoder Township vs Jessup

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $390 more a month in Jessup

Jessup places higher on 10 of 20 PA lists

What daily life feels like in each

197 miles apart

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