Wilkes-Barre, PA vs Mountain Top, PA

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

MetricWilkes-Barre, PAMountain Top, PA
Population44,42311,850
Median Household Income$48,515$109,535
Median Rent$946/mo$849/mo
Median Home Value$117,200$297,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)9494
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income46.4%18.9%
Poverty Rate23.1%5.8%
Unemployment Rate5.2%5.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k41334*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,533391*
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs82°F77°F
Winter Lows23°F18°F
Snowfall45 in/yr36 in/yr
Avg Commute20.7 min26.5 min
Hospitals2—
Avg Hospital Rating3.5 / 5—
Students per Teacher18.419.7
College Degree Rate20.5%45.6%
Foreign-Born %16.9%4.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.4%+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.