Compare towns
Spring vs Unity vs Sinking Spring
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Pennsylvania.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Spring has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Unity has the oldest population (median age 48).
Sinking Spring has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.9%).
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 | Spring | Unity | Sinking Spring |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,601Highest |
21,419 |
4,281Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7% PA: +2.4% |
-4.4%Lowest PA: +2.4% |
+6.9%Highest PA: +2.4% |
| Median age | 42.2±2.3 3% above PA |
48±1.4Highest 17% above PA |
38.3±4.5Lowest 6% below PA |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2 PA: 20.4% |
17.6%±2Lowest PA: 20.4% |
22.8%±4.7Highest 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+ | 19.4%±1.8 PA: 19.5% |
25.4%±2.5Highest PA: 19.5% |
17.4%±5.7Lowest PA: 19.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.5%Highest PA: 35.2% |
41.2% PA: 35.2% |
34.1%Lowest PA: 35.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.1 PA: 6.1% |
9.1%±1Highest PA: 6.1% |
6.5%±3.7Lowest 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 | $94,837±$10kHighest 22% above PA |
$75,448±$6kLowest 3% below PA |
$82,500±$21k 6% above 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 | $286,900±$11kHighest 13% above PA |
$245,400±$14kLowest 4% below PA |
$283,200±$11k 11% above 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 | $1,416±$95Highest 17% above PA |
$986±$74Lowest 18% below PA |
$1,342±$202 11% above 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 | $4,603 39% above PA |
$3,113Lowest 6% below PA |
$4,994Highest 51% above PA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.3%±13 PA: 48.2% |
33.3%±9.6Lowest PA: 48.2% |
51.2%±19Highest 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 | 5.1%Lowest PA: 11.7% |
11.2%Highest PA: 11.7% |
7.8% PA: 11.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.3% PA: 69.3% |
82%Highest PA: 69.3% |
55.6%Lowest PA: 69.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 10 yrs newer than PA |
1973Lowest 8 yrs newer than PA |
1973Lowest 8 yrs newer than PA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 10% below PA |
23 min 11% below PA |
23 minLowest 12% below PA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±2.2Highest PA: 15.6% |
11.8%±2.7 PA: 15.6% |
11.6%±4.4Lowest 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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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.