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Gilbertsville, PA vs Ramtown, NJ

Gilbertsville

Pennsylvania

vs

Ramtown

New Jersey

Across 35 directional measures we can compare, Gilbertsville leads on 22 and Ramtown on 13. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 77% higher in Ramtown, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,171$2,074
Gilbertsville is 44% lower
Median household income
$116,818$145,663
Gilbertsville is 20% lower
Median home value
$359,100$487,500
Gilbertsville is 26% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $102,400 a year left in Gilbertsville and $114,800 in Ramtown. Money goes further in Ramtown, by about $12,500 a year.
  • A household earning Gilbertsville's median of $116,818 would need about $132,500 in Ramtown to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 0.5 points a year in Gilbertsville, and pay outran rent by 2.9 points a year in Ramtown.

How these are calculated

New JerseyPennsylvaniaRamtown, NJGilbertsville, PAGilbertsvilleRamtownGilbertsvilleRamtown

Which fits you?

Both start on the Citytistics Index (CTX). Move the sliders to weigh what matters to you and the score becomes your own mix.

Your weights

Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Gilbertsville, PAComposite 60.1 / 100
77
866966n/a2136n/a
02Ramtown, NJComposite 48.8 / 100
47
706677n/a39n/a

CTX is the Citytistics Index: better than that share of the places we rate. It tops out at 99, so the top 1% show their national rank (#1 is best). Change any weight to rank on your own mix. How the CTX is built

Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureGilbertsvilleRamtownAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,171$2,074
Rent to income112.0%17.1%
Property tax rate11.3%1.8%
Home price to income13.1x3.4x
Prices vs US average2102.5112.6
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,860$2,283
HUD area median income4$122,700$140,600
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$4,785$8,923
Median home value1$359,100$487,500
Home prices, 1-year change54.6%6.2%
Home prices, 5-year change551.7%64.2%
Homeownership182.3%97.7%
Renters paying 30%+132.0%0.0%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,110$2,743
Vacant homes14.2%6.9%
Median year built119831986
Jobs and income
Median household income1$116,818$145,663
Income per person1$47,604$53,471
Unemployment14.6%5.4%
Average annual pay6$90,915$74,435
Pay growth, 1 year62.8%5.5%
Jobs6504,216279,012
Poverty rate12.9%6.5%
Mean commute130 min38 min
Works from home112.8%18.9%
Commutes by transit10.0%5.2%
People
Population16,1656,203
Median age140.038.3
Bachelor's or higher140.4%48.1%
High school or higher195.2%94.2%
Household size12.72.8
Born abroad14.5%13.6%
No health insurance13.9%5.3%
Homes with broadband196.1%97.1%
Moving
Moved here in the past year15.3%4.5%
Moved from another state11.7%1.5%
Net movers per 1,000 people70.7-1.0
Income of households moving in7$97,688$132,507
Income of households moving out7$104,712$117,020
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k822.829.1
Shops per 10k834.039.0
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k85.67.3
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k828.335.0
Child care centers per 10k82.62.7
Parks per 10k96.56.5
Playgrounds per 10k922.76.5
Grocery stores per 10k99.70.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k927.64.8
Libraries per 10k90.00.0
Named paths and bike trails90.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi90.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site1012.224.8
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10822
National Register listings11157116
Schools
Public schools122183
Public school students121,35890,346
Students per teacher1214.810.7
Climate
July average high1387°F86°F
January average low1323°F24°F
Average temperature1354°F54°F
Annual precipitation1347.9 in47.6 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1496.896.3
Hurricane risk1489.993.1
Tornado risk1495.655.1
Wildfire risk1437.388.8
Heat wave risk1498.398.6
Median air quality index154136
Good air days1573.4%91.3%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Gilbertsville $46,840, Ramtown $82,960 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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