Rankings · How Plumstead ranks in PA
Plumstead ranks #28 in Pennsylvania for graduation rate
Plumstead 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 8.
Lists ranked on
29
of PA’s 1,057 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #28 highest graduation rate
Top-quarter finishes
8
of 15 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Work
Top 7% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Plumstead does best on
Each list ranks every PA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Plumstead marked.
At a glance
Plumstead lands in the top half on 9 of 15 lists
Each dot is Plumstead’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in PA, the right end is last. Areas where Plumstead does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
People
Most educated#113/1057 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#206/990 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#932/1057 What kind of place
Wetter than 88% of Pennsylvania
Not better or worse, just Plumstead’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Wetter than 88% of PA towns
DrierWetter
49 in of rain + melted snow a year
More homes per newcomer than 88% of PA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
1.8 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Longer growing season than 86% of PA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
198 days between frosts
Fewer seniors than 82% of PA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
15.7% of residents are 65+
Less snow than 78% of PA towns
Less snowMore snow
22 in of snow a year
More vacation homes than 64% of PA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.6% of homes are seasonal
Hotter summers than 63% of PA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
85.2° July high
More kids than 59% of PA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
20.9% of residents are under 18
Steadier prices than 59% of PA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+49.7% in home prices, 5 years
Older than 53% of PA towns
YoungerOlder
43.6 median age
Colder winters than 53% of PA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
20.7° January low
Almost there
3 spots from the top 25 for graduation rate
Lists where Plumstead sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Plumstead out-ranks 3 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.