Livability score comparison

MetricsNew CastleReadingYorkAmbridgeHarrisburg
Livability79
  • Low Cost of Living
  • Stable Housing Market
  • High Graduation Rates
  • Low Crime Rates
New Castle Livability
80
  • Low Cost of Living
  • Stable Housing Market
  • High Graduation Rates
  • Lots of Local Amenities
Reading Livability
73
  • Low Cost of Living
  • Stable Housing Market
  • High Graduation Rates
  • High Income per Capita
York Livability
83
  • Low Cost of Living
  • Stable Housing Market
  • Low Crime Rates
  • High Income per Capita
Ambridge Livability
85
  • Low Cost of Living
  • Stable Housing Market
  • Lots of Local Amenities
  • High Graduation Rates
Harrisburg Livability
MetricsNew CastleReadingYorkAmbridgeHarrisburg
Amenities
  1. Amount of Amenities
F
  1. Well, there are not many amenities close to
New Castle Amenities
B-
  1. Yes, there are some amenities close to
Reading Amenities
D+
  1. Yes, there are some amenities close to
York Amenities
C
  1. Yes, there are some amenities close to
Ambridge Amenities
A+
  1. Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Harrisburg Amenities
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Cost Of Living
  1. Cost of Living Index
  2. Goods & Services Index
  3. Grocery Index
  4. Healthcare Index
  5. Housing Index
  6. Transportation Index
  7. Utilities Index
A+
  1. 84
  2. 93
  3. 100
  4. 91
  5. 45
  6. 107
  7. 125
New Castle Cost Of Living
A+
  1. 89
  2. 107
  3. 99
  4. 110
  5. 56
  6. 108
  7. 93
Reading Cost Of Living
A+
  1. 90
  2. 103
  3. 105
  4. 98
  5. 56
  6. 101
  7. 111
York Cost Of Living
A+
  1. 86
  2. 93
  3. 100
  4. 91
  5. 52
  6. 107
  7. 125
Ambridge Cost Of Living
A+
  1. 90
  2. 107
  3. 99
  4. 110
  5. 59
  6. 108
  7. 93
Harrisburg Cost Of Living
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Crime
  1. Violent Crime /100k
  2. Murder /100k
  3. Rape /100k
  4. Robbery /100k
  5. Assault /100k
  6. Property Crime /100k
  7. Burglary /100k
  8. Theft /100k
  9. Vehicle Theft /100k
  10. Total Crime /100k
D
  1. 440
  2. n/a
  3. n/a
  4. n/a
  5. n/a
  6. 2,329
  7. n/a
  8. n/a
  9. n/a
  10. 2,770
New Castle Crime
F
  1. 507
  2. n/a
  3. n/a
  4. n/a
  5. n/a
  6. 2,685
  7. n/a
  8. n/a
  9. n/a
  10. 3,193
Reading Crime
F
  1. 710
  2. 33
  3. 49
  4. 174
  5. 454
  6. 2,559
  7. 298
  8. 1,826
  9. 434
  10. 3,269
York Crime
C
  1. 335
  2. n/a
  3. n/a
  4. n/a
  5. n/a
  6. 1,771
  7. n/a
  8. n/a
  9. n/a
  10. 2,105
Ambridge Crime
D
  1. 432
  2. n/a
  3. n/a
  4. n/a
  5. n/a
  6. 2,285
  7. n/a
  8. n/a
  9. n/a
  10. 2,717
Harrisburg Crime
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Employment
  1. Income Per Capita
  2. Med. Household Income
  3. Med. Earnings Male
  4. Med. Earnings Female
  5. Unemployment Rate
F
  1. $19,741
  2. $35,117
  3. $28,424
  4. $20,852
  5. 7%
New Castle Employment
F
  1. $17,150
  2. $35,745
  3. $27,117
  4. $20,392
  5. 7%
Reading Employment
F
  1. $20,452
  2. $36,320
  3. $27,315
  4. $26,028
  5. 8%
York Employment
C-
  1. $25,397
  2. $42,236
  3. $34,738
  4. $25,664
  5. 3%
Ambridge Employment
D
  1. $23,191
  2. $41,831
  3. $32,627
  4. $25,729
  5. 6%
Harrisburg Employment
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Housing
  1. Median Home Price
  2. Median Rent Asked
  3. % Owner Occupied
  4. % Renter Occupied
  5. Avg. Household Size
A
  1. $62,800
  2. $661
  3. 55%
  4. 45%
  5. 2.2
New Castle Housing
A+
  1. $79,500
  2. $817
  3. 39%
  4. 61%
  5. 2.9
Reading Housing
A
  1. $77,100
  2. $848
  3. 42%
  4. 58%
  5. 2.5
York Housing
A+
  1. $75,700
  2. $739
  3. 46%
  4. 54%
  5. 2.2
Ambridge Housing
A+
  1. $85,500
  2. $846
  3. 35%
  4. 65%
  5. 2.3
Harrisburg Housing
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Schools
  1. No. Public Schools
  2. Students Per Teacher
  3. Avg. Test Scores
  4. Completed High School
  5. Completed Bachelors
C
  1. 19
  2. 16
  3. n/a
  4. 78.5%
  5. 15.2%
New Castle Schools
D-
  1. 27
  2. 17
  3. n/a
  4. 59.3%
  5. 9.2%
Reading Schools
C+
  1. 38
  2. 16
  3. n/a
  4. 71.3%
  5. 11.7%
York Schools
D+
  1. 2
  2. 15
  3. n/a
  4. 82.8%
  5. 13.3%
Ambridge Schools
C-
  1. 43
  2. 16
  3. n/a
  4. 72.8%
  5. 18.2%
Harrisburg Schools
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User Ratings
  1. Average user rating
  2. Number of ratings
B
  1. 73%
  2. 6
New Castle User rating
C+
  1. 67%
  2. 8
Reading User rating
F
  1. 41%
  2. 27
York User rating
A+
  1. 89%
  2. 1
Ambridge User rating
B-
  1. 71%
  2. 19
Harrisburg User rating