Rankings · How Foster ranks in PA
Foster ranks #240 in Pennsylvania for affordability
Foster is ranked on 28 lists against the 1,057 Pennsylvania towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
Lists ranked on
28
of PA’s 1,057 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #240 most affordable
Top-quarter finishes
2
of 14 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 24% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Cooler summers than 99% of Pennsylvania
Not better or worse, just Foster’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Cooler summers than 99% of PA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
78.4° July high
More vacation homes than 98% of PA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
16.5% of homes are seasonal
Colder winters than 97% of PA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
15.5° January low
Older than 95% of PA towns
YoungerOlder
54.3 median age
Shorter growing season than 95% of PA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
153 days between frosts
Wetter than 94% of PA towns
DrierWetter
50 in of rain + melted snow a year
More snow than 90% of PA towns
Less snowMore snow
48 in of snow a year
More seniors than 87% of PA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
27% of residents are 65+
Fewer kids than 81% of PA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
16.1% of residents are under 18
Faster-rising prices than 75% of PA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+57.6% in home prices, 5 years
Where it shines
The lists Foster does best on
Each list ranks every PA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Foster marked.
At a glance
Foster lands in the top half on 5 of 14 lists
Each dot is Foster’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in PA, the right end is last. Areas where Foster does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HousingHousing →
Most new homes#295/990 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#878/1057 People
Most educated#978/1057 Next door
Foster 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.