Rankings · How Schuylkill ranks in PA
Schuylkill ranks #24 in Pennsylvania for working from home
Schuylkill 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: #24 most remote workers
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 15 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Work
Top 3% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Hotter summers than 100% of Pennsylvania
Not better or worse, just Schuylkill’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Hotter summers than 100% of PA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
87.7° July high
Less snow than 95% of PA towns
Less snowMore snow
7.6 in of snow a year
Milder winters than 94% of PA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
23.1° January low
Fewer seniors than 84% of PA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
15.4% of residents are 65+
Fewer homes per newcomer than 81% of PA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
5.7 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Longer growing season than 80% of PA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
192 days between frosts
More vacation homes than 75% of PA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
1.3% of homes are seasonal
Wetter than 64% of PA towns
DrierWetter
47 in of rain + melted snow a year
Older than 61% of PA towns
YoungerOlder
44.7 median age
Faster-rising prices than 61% of PA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+54.3% in home prices, 5 years
More kids than 54% of PA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
20.5% of residents are under 18
Where it shines
The lists Schuylkill does best on
Each list ranks every PA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Schuylkill marked.
At a glance
Schuylkill lands in the top half on 10 of 15 lists
Each dot is Schuylkill’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in PA, the right end is last. Areas where Schuylkill does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
People
Most educated#32/1057 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#465/990 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#576/1057 Almost there
2 spots from the top 25 for household income
Lists where Schuylkill sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Schuylkill out-ranks 1 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.