Bloomsburg, PA vs Mountain Top, PA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBloomsburg, PAMountain Top, PA
Population13,02411,850
Median Household Income$51,536$109,535
Median Rent$980/mo$849/mo
Median Home Value$179,100$297,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)—94
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income38.1%18.9%
Poverty Rate26.5%5.8%
Unemployment Rate5% (county)5.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k25334*
Property Crime Rate /100k737391*
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs81°F77°F
Winter Lows22°F18°F
Snowfall29 in/yr36 in/yr
Avg Commute14.7 min26.5 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher12.719.7
College Degree Rate32.5%45.6%
Foreign-Born %2.6%4.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+5.2%+3.2%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Mountain Top (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.