Mountain Top, PA vs Kingston, PA

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

MetricMountain Top, PAKingston, PA
Population11,85013,397
Median Household Income$109,535$55,347
Median Rent$849/mo$1,038/mo
Median Home Value$297,700$172,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)9494
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income18.9%36.5%
Poverty Rate5.8%18.3%
Unemployment Rate5.3% (county)5.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k34*90
Property Crime Rate /100k391*1,435
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs77°F82°F
Winter Lows18°F23°F
Snowfall36 in/yr45 in/yr
Avg Commute26.5 min21.8 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher19.715.1
College Degree Rate45.6%31.7%
Foreign-Born %4.2%7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.2%+0.8%

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.