Rankings · How Marple ranks in PA
Marple ranks #8 in Pennsylvania for kids’ library use
Marple is ranked on 33 lists against the 1,057 Pennsylvania towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 7.
Lists ranked on
33
of PA’s 1,057 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #8 best libraries for kids
Top-quarter finishes
7
of 19 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Income
Top 10% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Longer growing season than 100% of Pennsylvania
Not better or worse, just Marple’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Longer growing season than 100% of PA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
224 days between frosts
Milder winters than 98% of PA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
24.3° January low
Less snow than 95% of PA towns
Less snowMore snow
7.6 in of snow a year
Hotter summers than 93% of PA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
86.7° July high
More seniors than 73% of PA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
23.6% of residents are 65+
Wetter than 72% of PA towns
DrierWetter
48 in of rain + melted snow a year
More kids than 67% of PA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
21.8% of residents are under 18
Steadier prices than 65% of PA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+48.6% in home prices, 5 years
Fewer homes per newcomer than 62% of PA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
3.7 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Older than 60% of PA towns
YoungerOlder
44.6 median age
More year-round than 53% of PA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Where it shines
The lists Marple does best on
Each list ranks every PA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Marple marked.
At a glance
Marple lands in the top half on 12 of 19 lists
Each dot is Marple’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in PA, the right end is last. Areas where Marple does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Almost there
4 spots from the top 10 for library borrowing
Lists where Marple sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Marple out-ranks 3 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.