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40.21° N · 75.07° W · GEOID 4237304

Ivyland

Bucks County, Pennsylvania · part of the Philadelphia, PA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Ivyland is home to 914 people. Median household income is $149,375 a year and median rent is $2,308 a month, 18.5% 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 $529,000, about 3.5x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,308
69% above the median place
Median household income
$149,375
86% above the median place
Median home value
$529,000
66% above the median place
Unemployment
4.4%
10% 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 Ivyland

  • Households average 3.21 people, larger than in 93% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 271 Pennsylvania places.
  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 250 hours a year commuting, more than in 96% of places its size.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 10.6% a year while household income rose 4.6%, so rent outran pay by more than in 92% of places its size.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $121,200 a year left, more than in 87% of places its size.
  • Median rent is $2,308 a month, higher than in 91% of places its size.
01

Moving to Ivyland

Bucks County gains about 0.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in22,831
Moved out22,778
Net+53

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$98K
Leavers$93K

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

Who moves here
4.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.6% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Bucks County report $98,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $92,900, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$92,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,308 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,138 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $529,000.
Getting to work
37 minutes each way on average; 12.6% work from home; 1.9% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Herndon, VA matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in8
$98,250
39% above the median place
Income of households moving out8
$92,877
32% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
4.3%
26% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureIvylandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.3%26% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.6%21% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure0.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$98,25039% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$92,87732% above
02

What it costs to live here

Median gross rent is $2,308, 69% above the median place.

Ivyland18.5%
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
$92,320
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
18.5%
9% below the median place
Home price to income
3.5x
7% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
19%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$120,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,138
68% above the median place
Homeownership1
85.3%
28% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$5,954
82% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureIvylandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,30869% above
Rent to income118.5%9% below
Property tax rate11.1%24% above
Home price to income13.5x7% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure102.52% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,86015% above
HUD area median income4County figure$122,70014% above
Property tax paid (median)1$5,95482% above
Median home value1$529,00066% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.0%56% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure51.4%0% below
Homeownership185.3%28% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure47.9%5% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,13868% above
Vacant homes1County figure3.1%56% below
Median year built119720% below
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 37 min, 50% above the median place.

Mean commute1
37 min
50% above the median place
Median household income1
$149,375
86% above the median place
Income per person1
$50,954
27% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureIvylandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$149,37586% above
Income per person1$50,95427% above
Unemployment1County figure4.4%10% below
Average annual pay6County figure$66,4691% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.3%38% below
Jobs6County figure276,73584% above
Poverty rate1County figure6.1%43% below
Mean commute137 min50% above
Works from home112.6%1% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.9%129% above
04

Who lives here

Household size is 3.2, 28% above the median place.

Household size1
3.2
28% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
49.6%
55% above the median place
Population change since 20207
-1.6%
below the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age36.7 −6%
Homes with broadband94.4% +2%
High school or higher92.5% +0%
All 9 people measures
MeasureIvylandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population19146646th largest
Population change since 20207-1.6%below (median 1.1%)
Median age136.76% below
Bachelor's or higher149.6%55% above
High school or higher192.5%0% above
Household size13.228% above
Born abroad1County figure10.4%18% above
No health insurance1County figure3.9%39% below
Homes with broadband194.4%2% above
05

Life in Ivyland

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, 10 of them National Historic Landmarks.

  • Ivyland Historic District listed 2002

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.1 +6%
Shops33.7 +11%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.7 +15%
Doctors' offices and clinics23.9 +18%
Child care centers2.8 +22%

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

Public school students11
81,956
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
122
above the median place (median 9)
Students per teacher11
13.4
13% below the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureIvylandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure122above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure81,956above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure13.413% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure22.16% above
Shops per 10k9County figure33.711% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure4.715% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure23.918% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.822% above
National Register listings10192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Median air quality index is 36, 16% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Ivyland. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index14
36
16% below the median place
Good air days14
86.2%
26% above the median place
Annual precipitation12
48.4 in
11% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureIvylandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure86°F1% below
January average low12County figure22°F14% below
Average temperature12County figure53°F3% below
Annual precipitation12County figure48.4 in11% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure94.83% above
Hurricane risk13County figure88.425% above
Tornado risk13County figure92.113% above
Wildfire risk13County figure55.59% below
Heat wave risk13County figure95.16% above
Median air quality index14County figure3616% below
Good air days14County figure86.2%26% above
08

Ivyland in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 19% of the median income in 2030, up from 19% 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$2,308/mo (2024)$3,030/mo$2,490 to $3,700/mo+4.7%
Median household income$149,375 (2024)$190,000$160,500 to $224,500+4.1%
Median home value$529,000 (2024)$740,000$537,000 to $1,020,000+5.8%
Population943 (2025)940900 to 980−0.0%

The median home would be worth 3.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.5 now.

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

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Places like Ivyland

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

PlaceRentIncome
Herndon, VA$2,259$148,000Compare
Burtonsville, MD$2,358$134,276Compare
Leesylvania, VA$2,289$132,524Compare
Hickory Creek, TX$2,192$148,852Compare
Hickory Creek, TXLeesylvania, VABurtonsville, MDHerndon, VAIvyland, PAIvylandHerndonLeesylvaniaHickory CreekIvylandHerndonBurtonsvilleLeesylvaniaHickory Creek

Common questions

Is Ivyland a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Households average 3.21 people, larger than in 93% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 271 Pennsylvania places. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 250 hours a year commuting, more than in 96% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Ivyland expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $529,000.

What salary do you need to live in Ivyland?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $92,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Ivyland?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Herndon, VA, Burtonsville, MD, Leesylvania, VA and Hickory Creek, TX.

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. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 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
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. 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 Ivyland with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Ivyland itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/ivyland-pennsylvania

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

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