Rankings · How Middlesex ranks in PA
Middlesex ranks #19 in Pennsylvania for growth
Middlesex 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 7.
Lists ranked on
28
of PA’s 1,057 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #19 fastest growing
Top-quarter finishes
7
of 14 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Growth
Top 2% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Steadier prices than 100% of Pennsylvania
Not better or worse, just Middlesex’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Steadier prices than 100% of PA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+24.6% in home prices, 5 years
More vacation homes than 91% of PA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
4.3% of homes are seasonal
Shorter growing season than 90% of PA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
159 days between frosts
Drier than 82% of PA towns
DrierWetter
42 in of rain + melted snow a year
Cooler summers than 75% of PA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.1° July high
More kids than 73% of PA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
22.6% of residents are under 18
More snow than 71% of PA towns
Less snowMore snow
35 in of snow a year
Colder winters than 66% of PA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
19.7° January low
Fewer seniors than 65% of PA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
18.3% of residents are 65+
Older than 53% of PA towns
YoungerOlder
43.6 median age
Fewer homes per newcomer than 50% of PA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
3.1 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Where it shines
The lists Middlesex does best on
Each list ranks every PA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Middlesex marked.
At a glance
Middlesex lands in the top half on 8 of 14 lists
Each dot is Middlesex’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in PA, the right end is last. Areas where Middlesex does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HousingHousing →
Most new homes#40/990 People
Most educated#172/1057 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#1025/1057 Almost there
3 spots from the top 25 for graduation rate
Lists where Middlesex sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Middlesex out-ranks 2 of its 5 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.