Housing in Spring

A typical Spring home is worth roughly $302,000

Typical home value

$302K

PA $290K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,230

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$2,946

PA $3,311

Affordability

A typical home costs 3.7 years of income

About the same as across Pennsylvania. Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$316,000

Typical Spring home $302K

That covers a typical Spring home, with $14K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,830

Loan $1,490Tax $250Insurance $90

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,230 a month here, $600 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Carroll$260K North Middleton$254K Centre$242K Tyrone$243K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Spring’s typical property tax (0.98% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,230

Renters already here pay a median of $944, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$870

1 bedroom$1,000

2 bedrooms$1,230

3 bedrooms$1,580

4 bedrooms$1,630

19%

of households rent · PA 31%

renter households

59%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · PA 48%

18%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$944

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

The homes

81% of Spring households own their home

Half of Spring’s homes were built before 1979.

Owners and renters

Own 81%Rent 19%

Pennsylvania: 69% own.

1979

typical home built · PA 1965

$2,946

median property tax bill · PA $3,311

0.98%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · PA 1.30%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Next door

Spring vs. its neighbors

Spring is the priciest of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Spring$302K Carroll$260K North Middleton$254K Tyrone$243K Centre$242K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Spring	$302K*	—	$1,230	—	$81,528
Carroll	$260K*	+17.4%†	$1,070	—	$78,672
North Middleton	$254K*	+2.2%†	$1,360	93	$84,580
Centre	$242K*	+7.3%†	$1,220	—	$90,243
Tyrone	$243K*	—	$1,190	—	$70,347

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.