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Westfall vs Strasburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Pennsylvania.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westfall has the most people working from home (17.2%).
Strasburg has the most kids (18.5% under 18).
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 | Westfall | Strasburg |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,982Lowest |
3,109Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Lowest PA: +2.4% |
+11%Highest PA: +2.4% |
| Median age | 53.2±5.8Highest 30% above PA |
48.3±14.9Lowest 18% above PA |
| Westfall and Strasburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±3.7Lowest PA: 20.4% |
18.5%±6Highest PA: 20.4% |
| Strasburg and Westfall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 31.9%±6.1Highest PA: 19.5% |
31.4%±8.3Lowest PA: 19.5% |
| Westfall and Strasburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.3%Highest PA: 35.2% |
33%Lowest PA: 35.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.3Lowest PA: 6.1% |
1.8%±1.9Highest PA: 6.1% |
| Strasburg and Westfall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $72,337±$6kLowest 7% below PA |
$85,750±$17kHighest 10% above PA |
| Strasburg and Westfall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $299,900±$34kLowest 18% above PA |
$354,100±$25kHighest 39% above PA |
| Strasburg and Westfall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,198±$69Highest about the PA average |
$1,119±$237Lowest 7% below PA |
| Westfall and Strasburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,874Lowest 17% above PA |
$5,176Highest 56% above PA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±13.9Highest PA: 48.2% |
36%±21.2Lowest PA: 48.2% |
| Westfall and Strasburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest PA: 11.7% |
3.7%Lowest PA: 11.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.5%Lowest PA: 69.3% |
72.6%Highest PA: 69.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 22 yrs newer than PA |
1976Lowest 11 yrs newer than PA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above PA |
20 minLowest 23% below PA |
| Work from home | 17.2%±6.3Highest PA: 15.6% |
10%±5.3Lowest PA: 15.6% |
| Westfall and Strasburg 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 | #35 of 764 in PA | — |
| School district | Delaware Valley SD | — |
| High school in town | Delaware Valley HS | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.2 |
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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.