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Homeacre-Lyndora, PA vs Port Angeles East, WA

Homeacre-Lyndora

Pennsylvania

vs

Port Angeles East

Washington

Across 32 directional measures we can compare, Homeacre-Lyndora leads on 20 and Port Angeles East on 12. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 16% higher in Port Angeles East, while median household income is higher in Homeacre-Lyndora.

Median gross rent
$928$1,081
Homeacre-Lyndora is 14% lower
Median household income
$74,217$68,241
Homeacre-Lyndora is 9% higher
Median home value
$202,800$347,600
Homeacre-Lyndora is 42% lower

The Citytistics read

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 4.0 points a year in Homeacre-Lyndora, and pay outran rent by 2.5 points a year in Port Angeles East.

How these are calculated

PennsylvaniaWashingtonPort Angeles East, WAHomeacre-Lyndora, PAHomeacre-LyndoraPort Angeles EastHomeacre-LyndoraPort Angeles East

Which fits you?

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

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Homeacre-Lyndora, PAComposite 57.2 / 100
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873852n/a3660n/a

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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.

MeasureHomeacre-LyndoraPort Angeles EastAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$928$1,081
Rent to income115.0%19.0%
Property tax rate11.1%0.8%
Home price to income12.7x5.1x
Prices vs US average294.7n/a
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,389$1,429
HUD area median income4$110,400n/a
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$2,254$2,676
Median home value1$202,800$347,600
Home prices, 1-year change53.9%2.7%
Home prices, 5-year change540.8%54.6%
Homeownership170.7%87.1%
Renters paying 30%+140.6%70.2%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,376$1,673
Vacant homes19.0%9.2%
Median year built119591975
Jobs and income
Median household income1$74,217$68,241
Income per person1$46,125$39,169
Unemployment15.8%5.1%
Average annual pay6$67,864$58,055
Pay growth, 1 year63.5%3.9%
Jobs689,07724,454
Poverty rate111.0%4.7%
Mean commute127 min19 min
Works from home111.3%6.7%
Commutes by transit10.0%1.0%
People
Population16,7833,137
Median age147.748.6
Bachelor's or higher133.2%31.5%
High school or higher192.5%84.9%
Household size12.32.1
Born abroad10.8%4.5%
No health insurance12.9%11.9%
Homes with broadband187.6%93.5%
Moving
Moved here in the past year14.0%5.0%
Moved from another state11.3%2.4%
Net movers per 1,000 people73.59.2
Income of households moving in7$93,008$95,653
Income of households moving out7$91,995$68,192
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k818.023.1
Shops per 10k834.029.7
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k84.74.8
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k824.317.7
Child care centers per 10k82.52.6
Parks per 10k95.90.0
Playgrounds per 10k917.725.5
Grocery stores per 10k910.319.1
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k932.444.6
Libraries per 10k90.00.0
Named paths and bike trails918.66.5
Transit stops per sq mi90.10.8
Nearest National Park Service site1040.3n/a
National Park Service sites within 60 miles101n/a
National Register listings111351
Schools
Public schools123928
Public school students1224,61610,654
Students per teacher1213.419.1
Climate
July average high1383°F68°F
January average low1319°F34°F
Average temperature1350°F48°F
Annual precipitation1343.3 in90.4 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1479.389.7
Hurricane risk1457.0n/a
Tornado risk1459.812.0
Wildfire risk1439.039.7
Heat wave risk1441.142.0
Median air quality index155329
Good air days1543.0%85.5%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Homeacre-Lyndora $37,120, Port Angeles East $43,240 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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