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Worth vs Halfmoon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Pennsylvania.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Worth has the most affordable homes ($251k median).
Halfmoon has the most people working from home (21%).
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 | Worth | Halfmoon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 603Lowest |
2,823Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12%Lowest PA: +2.4% |
+4.6%Highest PA: +2.4% |
| Median age | 53.7±3.6Highest 31% above PA |
45.2±4Lowest 11% above PA |
| Kids under 18 | 9.8%±3Lowest PA: 20.4% |
25.5%±5Highest PA: 20.4% |
| Age 65+ | 25%±2.7Highest PA: 19.5% |
16.5%±4.1Lowest PA: 19.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9%Lowest PA: 35.2% |
57%Highest PA: 35.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest PA: 6.1% |
3.7%±1.3Highest PA: 6.1% |
| Halfmoon and Worth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$15kLowest about the PA average |
$121,050±$25kHighest 55% above PA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $251,000±$29kLowest about the PA average |
$443,200±$40kHighest 74% above PA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $939±$89Highest 22% below PA |
$793±$78Lowest 34% below PA |
| Worth and Halfmoon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,698Lowest 19% below PA |
$4,228Highest 28% above PA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest PA: 48.2% |
34.4%±100Highest PA: 48.2% |
| Halfmoon and Worth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Highest PA: 11.7% |
3.5%Lowest PA: 11.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest PA: 69.3% |
93.2%Highest PA: 69.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 15 yrs newer than PA |
1993Highest 28 yrs newer than PA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below PA |
25 minHighest 6% below PA |
| Work from home | 6%±3.3Lowest PA: 15.6% |
21%±4.9Highest PA: 15.6% |
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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.