Mountain Top, PA vs Scranton, PA

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

MetricMountain Top, PAScranton, PA
Population11,85076,033
Median Household Income$109,535$50,739
Median Rent$849/mo$1,048/mo
Median Home Value$297,700$158,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)9494
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income18.9%48%
Poverty Rate5.8%23%
Unemployment Rate5.3% (county)4.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k34*327
Property Crime Rate /100k391*1,321
Median AQI—39
Good AQI Days /yr—270
Summer Highs77°F82°F
Winter Lows18°F23°F
Snowfall36 in/yr45 in/yr
Avg Commute26.5 min19.3 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher19.713.6
College Degree Rate45.6%23.1%
Foreign-Born %4.2%12.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.2%-1.1%

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.