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Winchester vs Scranton

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Winchester, KY
Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Scranton, PA
54
Area Score
Bottom 27% nationally

Signals

Winchester
Scranton
Opportunity
47 · Bottom 30%
vs
49 · Bottom 36%
Climate
74 · Top 30%
vs
63 · Bottom 29%
Physical resilience
71 · Top 35%
vs
64 · Top 44%
Housing affordability
90 · Top 32%
vs
83 · Top 46%
Schools
31 · Bottom 24%
vs
29 · Bottom 21%
Access
52 · Bottom 4%
vs
52 · Bottom 4%
Economic stability
39 · Bottom 16%
vs
28 · Bottom 5%

Measured values

MetricWinchesterScrantonSource period
Population19,21376,0332024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income$54,378$50,7392024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income$32,859$28,3472024 ACS 5-Year
Population density2,082/sq mi3,004/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$188,300$158,1002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$916$1,0482024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate60.5%49.9%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate5.0%5.1%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)-0.4%2.5%June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%23.1%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate17.3%23.0%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high87°F85°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low25°F20°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation49.8"38.7"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport77 mi81 miNASR current cycle
Average commute24.2 min20.7 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age40.137.22024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools10172024-25 school year
Students per teacher14.9212.972024-25 school year
Math proficiency24.9%12.5%2019-20 school year
Reading proficiency38.2%33.4%2019-20 school year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Kentucky and Pennsylvania do not give the same test. Each state writes its own assessment and sets its own passing score, so the two proficiency rows above are not directly comparable — the difference between them partly measures which standard is harder. Students per teacher and the school count are unaffected, and each profile ranks its own proficiency within its own state.

Physical risk tradeoff

Winchester

No hazard reaches elevated exposure.

Scranton

Elevated or high exposure: inland flooding.

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58
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52
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