Rankings · How Jackson ranks in PA
Jackson is #1 in Pennsylvania for new homes
Jackson is ranked on 29 lists against the 1,057 Pennsylvania towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 6.
Lists ranked on
29
of PA’s 1,057 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
3
Best: #1 most new homes
Top-quarter finishes
6
of 15 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Housing
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every PA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Jackson marked.
At a glance
Jackson lands in the top half on 8 of 15 lists
Each dot is Jackson’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in PA, the right end is last. Areas where Jackson does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HousingHousing →
Most new homes#1/990 People
Most educated#227/1057 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#577/1057 What kind of place
Steadier prices than 91% of Pennsylvania
Not better or worse, just Jackson’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Steadier prices than 91% of PA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+38.5% in home prices, 5 years
Fewer seniors than 88% of PA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
14.5% of residents are 65+
Drier than 87% of PA towns
DrierWetter
42 in of rain + melted snow a year
More kids than 80% of PA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
23.7% of residents are under 18
More snow than 71% of PA towns
Less snowMore snow
35 in of snow a year
More homes per newcomer than 71% of PA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.3 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Younger than 70% of PA towns
YoungerOlder
40.4 median age
More vacation homes than 69% of PA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.9% of homes are seasonal
Cooler summers than 65% of PA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.5° July high
Colder winters than 64% of PA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
19.9° January low
Shorter growing season than 53% of PA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
178 days between frosts
Almost there
4 spots from the top 3 for graduation rate
Lists where Jackson sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Jackson out-ranks 4 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.