Rankings · How Monessen ranks in PA
Monessen ranks #50 in Pennsylvania for affordability
Monessen is ranked on 29 lists against the 1,057 Pennsylvania towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Lists ranked on
29
of PA’s 1,057 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #50 most affordable
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 15 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 6% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Monessen does best on
Each list ranks every PA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Monessen marked.
At a glance
Monessen lands in the top half on 5 of 15 lists
Each dot is Monessen’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in PA, the right end is last. Areas where Monessen does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#370/1057 People
Most educated#612/1057 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#738/990 SafetySafety →
Safest#248/262 What kind of place
Steadier prices than 94% of Pennsylvania
Not better or worse, just Monessen’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Steadier prices than 94% of PA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+35.8% in home prices, 5 years
Drier than 92% of PA towns
DrierWetter
41 in of rain + melted snow a year
Less snow than 80% of PA towns
Less snowMore snow
21 in of snow a year
Milder winters than 75% of PA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
21.9° January low
More vacation homes than 68% of PA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.8% of homes are seasonal
More seniors than 66% of PA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
22.7% of residents are 65+
Older than 62% of PA towns
YoungerOlder
44.9 median age
Shorter growing season than 59% of PA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
177 days between frosts
Cooler summers than 53% of PA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
84.2° July high
Fewer kids than 52% of PA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
19.8% of residents are under 18
Next door
Monessen out-ranks 1 of its 3 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.