Compare towns
Plum vs Springdale
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Pennsylvania.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plum has the most people working from home (23.7%).
Springdale has the most affordable homes ($154k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Plum | Springdale |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 26,723Highest |
3,319Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Highest PA: +2.4% |
-0.1%Lowest PA: +2.4% |
| Median age | 44.4±1.6Lowest 9% above PA |
52.3±5.1Highest 28% above PA |
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±2.4Highest PA: 20.4% |
16.5%±3.2Lowest PA: 20.4% |
| Plum and Springdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.8%±2Lowest PA: 19.5% |
27.7%±5.4Highest PA: 19.5% |
| Springdale and Plum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45%Highest PA: 35.2% |
29.1%Lowest PA: 35.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.1Highest PA: 6.1% |
1.8%±1Lowest PA: 6.1% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $98,705±$4kHighest 27% above PA |
$65,893±$10kLowest 15% below PA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,600±$7kHighest 11% below PA |
$153,900±$13kLowest 40% below PA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,177±$55Highest about the PA average |
$895±$82Lowest 26% below PA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,948Highest 19% above PA |
$2,750Lowest 17% below PA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.4%±8.8Lowest PA: 48.2% |
42.5%±10.6Highest PA: 48.2% |
| Springdale and Plum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.6%Lowest PA: 11.7% |
3.9%Highest PA: 11.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Highest PA: 69.3% |
69.2%Lowest PA: 69.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 7 yrs newer than PA |
1952Lowest 13 yrs older than PA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 18% above PA |
27 minLowest about the PA average |
| Work from home | 23.7%±2.8Highest PA: 15.6% |
9.9%±3.2Lowest PA: 15.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #340 of 764 in PA | #527 of 764 in PA |
| School district | Plum Borough SD | Allegheny Valley SD |
| High school in town | Plum SHS | Springdale JSHS |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 17.5Highest |
7.0Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
PA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.