Rankings · How Forward ranks in PA
Forward ranks #28 in Pennsylvania for graduation rate
Forward is ranked on 27 lists against the 1,057 Pennsylvania towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Lists ranked on
27
of PA’s 1,057 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #28 highest graduation rate
Top-quarter finishes
3
of 14 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Schools
Top 17% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Fewer kids than 98% of Pennsylvania
Not better or worse, just Forward’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer kids than 98% of PA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
10.9% of residents are under 18
More year-round than 92% of PA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Older than 91% of PA towns
YoungerOlder
51.9 median age
More seniors than 88% of PA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
27.2% of residents are 65+
Less snow than 80% of PA towns
Less snowMore snow
21 in of snow a year
Drier than 80% of PA towns
DrierWetter
42 in of rain + melted snow a year
Cooler summers than 70% of PA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.4° July high
Milder winters than 64% of PA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
21.6° January low
Shorter growing season than 59% of PA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
177 days between frosts
Where it shines
The lists Forward does best on
Each list ranks every PA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Forward marked.
At a glance
Forward lands in the top half on 6 of 14 lists
Each dot is Forward’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in PA, the right end is last. Areas where Forward does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#892/1057 People
Most educated#986/1057 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#972/990 Almost there
3 spots from the top 25 for graduation rate
Lists where Forward sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Forward out-ranks 0 of its 6 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.