Rankings · How Hellam ranks in PA
Hellam ranks #42 in Pennsylvania for safety
Hellam is ranked on 30 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
30
of PA’s 1,057 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #42 safest
Top-quarter finishes
3
of 16 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Safety
Top 20% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Hellam does best on
Each list ranks every PA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Hellam marked.
At a glance
Hellam lands in the top half on 7 of 16 lists
Each dot is Hellam’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in PA, the right end is last. Areas where Hellam does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
SafetySafety →
Safest#42/219 People
Most educated#590/1057 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#651/990 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#840/1057 What kind of place
Shorter growing season than 88% of Pennsylvania
Not better or worse, just Hellam’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Shorter growing season than 88% of PA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
162 days between frosts
More vacation homes than 86% of PA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
2.7% of homes are seasonal
Faster-rising prices than 82% of PA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+60.1% in home prices, 5 years
Less snow than 72% of PA towns
Less snowMore snow
24 in of snow a year
Milder winters than 71% of PA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
21.8° January low
Hotter summers than 65% of PA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
85.3° July high
More kids than 56% of PA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
20.7% of residents are under 18
Younger than 54% of PA towns
YoungerOlder
42.8 median age
Drier than 54% of PA towns
DrierWetter
45 in of rain + melted snow a year
Fewer seniors than 53% of PA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
19.9% of residents are 65+
Next door
Hellam out-ranks 2 of its 7 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.