Compare towns
Sinking Spring vs Spring vs Unity
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Pennsylvania.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sinking Spring has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.9%).
Spring has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Unity has the oldest population (median age 48).
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 | Sinking Spring | Spring | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,281Lowest |
28,601Highest |
21,419 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.9%Highest PA: +2.4% |
+4.7% PA: +2.4% |
-4.4%Lowest PA: +2.4% |
| Median age | 38.3±4.5Lowest 6% below PA |
42.2±2.3 3% above PA |
48±1.4Highest 17% above PA |
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±4.7Highest PA: 20.4% |
19.8%±2 PA: 20.4% |
17.6%±2Lowest PA: 20.4% |
| Sinking Spring and Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±5.7Lowest PA: 19.5% |
19.4%±1.8 PA: 19.5% |
25.4%±2.5Highest PA: 19.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.1%Lowest PA: 35.2% |
44.5%Highest PA: 35.2% |
41.2% PA: 35.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±3.7Lowest PA: 6.1% |
7.8%±1.1 PA: 6.1% |
9.1%±1Highest PA: 6.1% |
| Unity and Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,500±$21k 6% above PA |
$94,837±$10kHighest 22% above PA |
$75,448±$6kLowest 3% below PA |
| Spring and Sinking Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $283,200±$11k 11% above PA |
$286,900±$11kHighest 13% above PA |
$245,400±$14kLowest 4% below PA |
| Spring and Sinking Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,342±$202 11% above PA |
$1,416±$95Highest 17% above PA |
$986±$74Lowest 18% below PA |
| Spring and Sinking Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,994Highest 51% above PA |
$4,603 39% above PA |
$3,113Lowest 6% below PA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.2%±19Highest PA: 48.2% |
49.3%±13 PA: 48.2% |
33.3%±9.6Lowest PA: 48.2% |
| Sinking Spring and Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% PA: 11.7% |
5.1%Lowest PA: 11.7% |
11.2%Highest PA: 11.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.6%Lowest PA: 69.3% |
75.3% PA: 69.3% |
82%Highest PA: 69.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 8 yrs newer than PA |
1975Highest 10 yrs newer than PA |
1973Lowest 8 yrs newer than PA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 12% below PA |
24 minHighest 10% below PA |
23 min 11% below PA |
| Work from home | 11.6%±4.4Lowest PA: 15.6% |
14.9%±2.2Highest PA: 15.6% |
11.8%±2.7 PA: 15.6% |
| Spring and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #365 of 764 in PA | #415 of 764 in PA |
| School district | — | Wilson SD | Dr Robert Ketterer CS Inc · Greater Latrobe SD |
| High school in town | — | Wilson HS | Greater Latrobe SHS |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 16.1Lowest |
16.9Highest |
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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.