Mountain Top, PA vs Nanticoke, PA

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

MetricMountain Top, PANanticoke, PA
Population11,85010,653
Median Household Income$109,535$57,462
Median Rent$849/mo$792/mo
Median Home Value$297,700$108,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)9494
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income18.9%41.4%
Poverty Rate5.8%19.4%
Unemployment Rate5.3% (county)5.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k34*121
Property Crime Rate /100k391*1,171
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs77°F77°F
Winter Lows18°F18°F
Snowfall36 in/yr36 in/yr
Avg Commute26.5 min21.4 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher19.717.6
College Degree Rate45.6%18.6%
Foreign-Born %4.2%4.3%
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.