Pittsburgh vs Scranton
Pittsburgh, PA compared with Scranton, PA · 235 miles apart
Pittsburgh has 307,632 residents to Scranton’s 75,514. Pittsburgh comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Scranton does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Pittsburgh, PA | Scranton, PA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 307,632 | 75,514 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 5,556 | 2,984 |
| Median household income | $65,742 | $50,739 |
| Median home value | $205,800 | $158,100 |
| Median rent | $1,261 | $1,048 |
| Homeownership | 47.7% | 49.9% |
| Average commute | 22.7 min | 19.3 min |
| Median age | 33.6 | 37.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 49.1% | 23.1% |
| Poverty rate | 20.1% | 23% |
| Unemployment | 6.1% | 5.4% |
| Price to income | 3.1× | 3.1× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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