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39.81° N · 77.14° W · GEOID 4207560

Bonneauville

Adams County, Pennsylvania · part of the Gettysburg, PA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

PennsylvaniaBonneauville, PABonneauvilleBonneauville

The short answer

Bonneauville is home to 2,232 people. Median household income is $59,000 a year and median rent is $1,075 a month, 21.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $221,800, about 3.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,075
21% below the median place
Median household income
$59,000
27% below the median place
Median home value
$221,800
31% below the median place
Unemployment
3.4%
31% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Bonneauville

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 6.5% a year while household income rose -1.1%, so rent outran pay by more than in 95% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 225 hours a year commuting, more than in 92% of places its size.
  • 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 91% of places its size.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $46,200 a year left, less than in 83% of places its size.
  • 6.0% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 81% of places its size.
01

Moving to Bonneauville

Adams County gains about 9.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in4,746
Moved out3,867
Net+879

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within PennsylvaniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$72K
Leavers$57K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Adams County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.5% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Adams County report $71,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $56,800, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$43,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,075 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,484 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $221,800.
Getting to work
31 minutes each way on average; 5.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Cameron, MO matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people8
9.6
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out8
$56,814
19% below the median place
Moved from another state1
2.5%
29% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBonneauvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.1%10% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.5%29% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure9.6above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$71,7462% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$56,81419% below
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax rate is 1.5%, 66% above the median place.

Bonneauville21.9%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$43,000
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
21.9%
7% above the median place
Home price to income
3.8x
1% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
22%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$46,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Bonneauville, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Eaton Rapids, MI18.3% vs 21.9%$7,400Compare
Glencoe, MN18.5% vs 21.9%n/aCompare
Belle Fourche, SD18.1% vs 21.9%n/aCompare

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Property tax rate1
1.5%
66% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,484
21% below the median place
Median home value1
$221,800
31% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureBonneauvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,07521% below
Rent to income121.9%7% above
Property tax rate11.5%66% above
Home price to income13.8x1% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure95.45% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,35416% below
HUD area median income4County figure$106,8000% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,3563% above
Median home value1$221,80031% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.3%29% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure45.8%11% below
Homeownership162.5%6% below
Renters paying 30%+146.1%9% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,48421% below
Vacant homes1County figure6.5%8% below
Median year built119820% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Works from home1
5.4%
57% below the median place
Mean commute1
31 min
26% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate6.0% −44%
Median household income$59,000 −27%
Income per person$34,121 −15%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBonneauvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$59,00027% below
Income per person1$34,12115% below
Unemployment1County figure3.4%31% below
Average annual pay6County figure$57,00814% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.5%22% above
Jobs6County figure33,24978% below
Poverty rate16.0%44% below
Mean commute131 min26% above
Works from home15.4%57% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 12.9%, 60% below the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
12.9%
60% below the median place
High school or higher1
96.8%
5% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
87.9%
5% below the median place
All 9 people measures
MeasureBonneauvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,2326646th largest
Population change since 202072.5%117% above
Median age140.13% above
Bachelor's or higher112.9%60% below
High school or higher196.8%5% above
Household size12.36% below
Born abroad1County figure3.7%58% below
No health insurance1County figure6.0%6% below
Homes with broadband187.9%5% below
05

Life in Bonneauville

35 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents9.0 −12%
Playgrounds per 10k13.4 +43%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9.0 −20%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars18.2 −13%
Shops29.4 −3%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.7 +15%
Doctors' offices and clinics8.5 −58%
Child care centers2.0 −13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9
8.5
58% below the median place
Students per teacher13
13.1
15% below the median place
Public schools13
26
189% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureBonneauvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure26189% above
Public school students13County figure12,831162% above
Students per teacher13County figure13.115% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure18.213% below
Shops per 10k9County figure29.43% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure4.715% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure8.558% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.013% below
Parks per 10k109.012% below
Playgrounds per 10k1013.443% above
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k109.020% below
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure35169% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 0, below the median place (median 192).

Violent crime per 100k
0
below the median place (median 192)
Property crime per 100k
55
95% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Natural hazard risk15
67.5
27% below the median place
Tornado risk15
46.3
43% below the median place
Heat wave risk15
68.6
24% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureBonneauvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure86°F1% below
January average low14County figure22°F15% below
Average temperature14County figure53°F4% below
Annual precipitation14County figure44.9 in3% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure67.527% below
Hurricane risk15County figure84.119% above
Tornado risk15County figure46.343% below
Wildfire risk15County figure44.228% below
Heat wave risk15County figure68.624% below
Median air quality index16County figure422% below
Good air days16County figure74.4%9% above
08

Bonneauville in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 23% of the median income in 2030, up from 22% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,075/mo (2024)$1,390/mo$1,140 to $1,690/mo+4.3%
Median household income$59,000 (2024)$72,500$61,500 to $86,000+3.5%
Median home value$221,800 (2024)$309,000$224,000 to $425,000+5.7%
Population1,802 (2025)1,8401,760 to 1,920+0.4%

The median home would be worth 4.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.8 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Bonneauville

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Cameron, MO$1,063$61,791Compare
Robertsdale, AL$996$59,152Compare
Princeton, MN$991$62,219Compare
Nashville, NC$1,073$61,000Compare
Nashville, NCPrinceton, MNRobertsdale, ALCameron, MOBonneauville, PABonneauvilleCameronRobertsdalePrincetonNashvilleBonneauvilleCameronRobertsdalePrincetonNashville

Common questions

Is Bonneauville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 6.5% a year while household income rose -1.1%, so rent outran pay by more than in 95% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 225 hours a year commuting, more than in 92% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 46 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Bonneauville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 21.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $221,800.

What salary do you need to live in Bonneauville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $43,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Bonneauville safe?

There were 0 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Bonneauville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Cameron, MO, Robertsdale, AL, Princeton, MN and Nashville, NC.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Bonneauville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Bonneauville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/bonneauville-pennsylvania

Citytistics. “Bonneauville, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/bonneauville-pennsylvania/

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