Plum vs New Kensington

Plum and New Kensington on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

56C−

D+48

Plum ahead by 8Editorial weights

Category by category

C+HousingF

Plum +31 pts

BSchoolsD−

Plum +34 pts

CCost of livingB+

New Kensington +19 pts

DCommuteC+

New Kensington +18 pts

FAmenitiesD+

New Kensington +37 pts

B−EmploymentF

Plum +44 pts

—Residents—

not comparable yet

Weigh it yourself

The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.

Housing & affordability18%Schools18%Cost of living14%Commute & transport14%Amenities12%Employment & income12%Residents12%

Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.

The numbers side by side

$228kMedian home value$142k

$1,177Median rent$751

31.1 minMean commute25.1 min

$99kMedian household income$49k

1.64%Effective property tax1.58%

83rd pctWithin-state proficiency20th pct

0Restaurants & cafés19

26,723Population12,011

0Resident responses0

Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.