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Springdale vs Plum
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Pennsylvania.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springdale has the most affordable homes ($154k median).
Plum has the most people working from home (23.7%).
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 | Springdale | Plum |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,319Lowest |
26,723Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1%Lowest PA: +2.4% |
+0.1%Highest PA: +2.4% |
| Median age | 52.3±5.1Highest 28% above PA |
44.4±1.6Lowest 9% above PA |
| Kids under 18 | 16.5%±3.2Lowest PA: 20.4% |
21.2%±2.4Highest 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+ | 27.7%±5.4Highest PA: 19.5% |
22.8%±2Lowest 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+ | 29.1%Lowest PA: 35.2% |
45%Highest PA: 35.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1Lowest PA: 6.1% |
4.3%±1.1Highest PA: 6.1% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $65,893±$10kLowest 15% below PA |
$98,705±$4kHighest 27% above PA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $153,900±$13kLowest 40% below PA |
$227,600±$7kHighest 11% below PA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$82Lowest 26% below PA |
$1,177±$55Highest about the PA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,750Lowest 17% below PA |
$3,948Highest 19% above PA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.5%±10.6Highest PA: 48.2% |
40.4%±8.8Lowest 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 | 3.9%Highest PA: 11.7% |
3.6%Lowest PA: 11.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest PA: 69.3% |
80.7%Highest PA: 69.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 13 yrs older than PA |
1972Highest 7 yrs newer than PA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the PA average |
31 minHighest 18% above PA |
| Work from home | 9.9%±3.2Lowest PA: 15.6% |
23.7%±2.8Highest PA: 15.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #527 of 764 in PA | #340 of 764 in PA |
| School district | Allegheny Valley SD | Plum Borough SD |
| High school in town | Springdale JSHS | Plum SHS |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.0Lowest |
17.5Highest |
| 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.