Compare towns
Plum vs Springdale vs Spring
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).
Spring has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
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 | Spring |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 26,723 |
3,319Lowest |
28,601Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% PA: +2.4% |
-0.1%Lowest PA: +2.4% |
+4.7%Highest PA: +2.4% |
| Median age | 44.4±1.6 9% above PA |
52.3±5.1Highest 28% above PA |
42.2±2.3Lowest 3% above PA |
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±2.4Highest PA: 20.4% |
16.5%±3.2Lowest PA: 20.4% |
19.8%±2 PA: 20.4% |
| Plum and Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.8%±2 PA: 19.5% |
27.7%±5.4Highest PA: 19.5% |
19.4%±1.8Lowest 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% |
44.5% PA: 35.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.1 PA: 6.1% |
1.8%±1Lowest PA: 6.1% |
7.8%±1.1Highest PA: 6.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,705±$4kHighest 27% above PA |
$65,893±$10kLowest 15% below PA |
$94,837±$10k 22% above PA |
| Plum and Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,600±$7k 11% below PA |
$153,900±$13kLowest 40% below PA |
$286,900±$11kHighest 13% above PA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,177±$55 about the PA average |
$895±$82Lowest 26% below PA |
$1,416±$95Highest 17% above PA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,948 19% above PA |
$2,750Lowest 17% below PA |
$4,603Highest 39% above PA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.4%±8.8Lowest PA: 48.2% |
42.5%±10.6 PA: 48.2% |
49.3%±13Highest PA: 48.2% |
| Spring and Springdale 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% PA: 11.7% |
5.1%Highest PA: 11.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Highest PA: 69.3% |
69.2%Lowest PA: 69.3% |
75.3% PA: 69.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 7 yrs newer than PA |
1952Lowest 13 yrs older than PA |
1975Highest 10 yrs newer than PA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 18% above PA |
27 min about the PA average |
24 minLowest 10% below PA |
| Work from home | 23.7%±2.8Highest PA: 15.6% |
9.9%±3.2Lowest PA: 15.6% |
14.9%±2.2 PA: 15.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #340 of 764 in PA | #527 of 764 in PA | #365 of 764 in PA |
| School district | Plum Borough SD | Allegheny Valley SD | Wilson SD |
| High school in town | Plum SHS | Springdale JSHS | Wilson HS |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 17.5Highest |
7.0Lowest |
16.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.