Rankings · How Carnegie ranks in PA
Carnegie ranks #14 in Pennsylvania for affordable rent
Carnegie is ranked on 29 lists against the 1,057 Pennsylvania towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 6.
Lists ranked on
29
of PA’s 1,057 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #14 rent easiest to afford
Top-quarter finishes
6
of 16 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 11% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Drier than 98% of Pennsylvania
Not better or worse, just Carnegie’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Drier than 98% of PA towns
DrierWetter
40 in of rain + melted snow a year
Steadier prices than 91% of PA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+38.1% in home prices, 5 years
More snow than 83% of PA towns
Less snowMore snow
44 in of snow a year
Fewer kids than 78% of PA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
16.5% of residents are under 18
Milder winters than 72% of PA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
21.8° January low
Younger than 70% of PA towns
YoungerOlder
40.4 median age
More seniors than 57% of PA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
21.4% of residents are 65+
Longer growing season than 54% of PA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
181 days between frosts
More vacation homes than 53% of PA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.2% of homes are seasonal
Cooler summers than 51% of PA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
84.3° July high
Where it shines
The lists Carnegie does best on
Each list ranks every PA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Carnegie marked.
At a glance
Carnegie lands in the top half on 11 of 16 lists
Each dot is Carnegie’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in PA, the right end is last. Areas where Carnegie does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Almost there
4 spots from the top 10 for affordable rent
Lists where Carnegie sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Carnegie out-ranks 0 of its 2 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.