Name: Lower Allen, PA statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Lower Allen

Cumberland County gains about 10.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in14,251

Moved out11,913

Net+2,338

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Dauphin County, PA3,1091,910+1,199

York County, PA1,4401,427+13

Franklin County, PA878809+69

Perry County, PA459557−98

Lancaster County, PA349348+1

Adams County, PA229201+28

Philadelphia County, PA191152+39

Lebanon County, PA161156+5

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals

59%40%

Leavers

58%41%

Within PennsylvaniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$67K

Leavers$72K

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

Who moves here: 2.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.3% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Cumberland County report $66,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $71,700, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need: $46,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,171 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,690 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $263,200.
Getting to work: 20 minutes each way on average; 16.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Fort Wright, KY matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
2.2%
61% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
10.2
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
2.3%
15% above the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Lower Allen	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	2.2%	61% below
Moved from another state1County figure	2.3%	15% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	10.2	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$66,639	6% below
Income of households moving out7County figure	$71,719	2% above

What it costs to live here

The median rent takes 15.9% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 78% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Lower Allen15.9%

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

$46,840

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

15.9%

22% below the median place

Home price to income

3.0x

22% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

16%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$75,600

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Lower Allen, $1,171 a month, and local prices for everything else (99.1 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Lower Allen, but easier on the budget

Places that match Lower Allen on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

Place	Match	Rent to income	More left a year
Fort Wright, KY	95	13.0% vs 15.9%	$19,100	Compare
Morrisville, PA	91	12.6% vs 15.9%	$11,500	Compare
Fort Thomas, KY	90	12.9% vs 15.9%	$18,600	Compare
Wheelersburg, OH	89	13.0% vs 15.9%	n/a	Compare

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Median year built1
1968
1% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
54.8%
8% above the median place
Property tax rate1
1.2%
33% above the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Lower Allen	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,171	14% below
Rent to income1	15.9%	22% below
Property tax rate1	1.2%	33% above
Home price to income1	3.0x	22% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	98.7	2% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,598	1% below
HUD area median income4County figure	$109,300	2% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$3,187	2% below
Median home value1	$263,200	18% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	3.9%	23% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	50.0%	3% below
Homeownership1	64.2%	3% below
Renters paying 30%+1	54.8%	8% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,690	10% below
Vacant homes1County figure	4.4%	38% below
Median year built1	1968	1% below

Work and pay

Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 125 hours a year commuting, less than in 82% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track.

Mean commute1
20 min
20% below the median place
Poverty rate1
7.0%
35% below the median place
Works from home1
16.3%
31% above the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Lower Allen	Vs median
Median household income1	$88,533	10% above
Income per person1	$41,871	4% above
Unemployment1County figure	3.7%	25% below
Average annual pay6County figure	$65,962	0% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	1.2%	68% below
Jobs6County figure	137,858	9% below
Poverty rate1	7.0%	35% below
Mean commute1	20 min	20% below
Works from home1	16.3%	31% above
Commutes by transit1County figure	0.2%	73% below

Who lives here

7% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 76% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track.

Bachelor's or higher1
45.5%
42% above the median place
High school or higher1
95.1%
3% above the median place
Median age1
36.7
6% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband89.9% −3%

Household size2.6 +5%

Born abroad7.6% −14%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Lower Allen	Vs median
Population1	7,646	5087th largest
Median age1	36.7	6% below
Bachelor's or higher1	45.5%	42% above
High school or higher1	95.1%	3% above
Household size1	2.6	5% above
Born abroad1	7.6%	14% below
No health insurance1County figure	5.4%	16% below
Homes with broadband1	89.9%	3% below

Life in Lower Allen

OpenStreetMap shows 0 libraries per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 80% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places we track.

36 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents18.3 +80%

Playgrounds per 10k23.5 2.5×

Grocery stores per 10k1.3 −38%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9.2 −18%

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.

National Park Service sites nearby

Gettysburg National Military Park 33 miles
Eisenhower National Historic Site 36 miles
Catoctin Mountain Park 50 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.5 −6%

Shops31.0 +2%

Arts, recreation and fitness3.4 −17%

Doctors' offices and clinics22.4 +11%

Child care centers2.1 −9%

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

Nearest National Park Service site10
33.3
8% above the median place
Public schools12
57
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
33,044
above the median place (median 4,897)

All 18 schools and local life measures

Measure	Lower Allen	Vs median
Public schools12County figure	57	above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure	33,044	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure	14.3	7% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	19.5	6% below
Shops per 10k8County figure	31.0	2% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	3.4	17% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	22.4	11% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	2.1	9% below
Parks per 10k9	18.3	80% above
Playgrounds per 10k9	23.5	150% above
Grocery stores per 10k9	1.3	38% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	9.2	18% below
Libraries per 10k9	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.0	below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site10	33.3	8% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10	5	150% above
National Register listings11County figure	36	177% above

Safety, weather and risk

Median air quality index is 35, 19% 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 Lower Allen. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index15
35
19% below the median place
Tornado risk14
68.2
16% below the median place
Hurricane risk14
87.4
24% above the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Lower Allen	Vs median
July average high13County figure	86°F	1% below
January average low13County figure	22°F	13% below
Average temperature13County figure	53°F	4% below
Annual precipitation13County figure	44.3 in	1% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure	86.2	7% below
Hurricane risk14County figure	87.4	24% above
Tornado risk14County figure	68.2	16% below
Wildfire risk14County figure	47.5	22% below
Heat wave risk14County figure	85.7	5% below
Median air quality index15County figure	35	19% below
Good air days15County figure	71.5%	4% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release. Between the 2019 and 2024 releases, which share no survey years, the median rent went from 14.7% to 15.9% of the median income.

Median gross rent

Up 28.7% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 19.1% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 43.4% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$75,100

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 57% of places

Pay vs rent

-1.6 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 29% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Affordability trend

+1.2 pts

rent share of income, 2019 to 2024 (14.7% to 15.9%)

Rent vs fundamentals Experimental

-11%

against places with the same traits in this market

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Lower Allen in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 16% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 16% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, Lower Allen does better than 79% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 38%.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,171/mo (2024)	$1,510/mo	$1,240 to $1,840/mo	+4.3%
Median household income	$88,533 (2024)	$111,500	$94,000 to $132,000	+3.9%
Median home value	$263,200 (2024)	$375,000	$272,000 to $516,000	+6.1%

The median home would be worth 3.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.0 now.

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

Places like Lower Allen

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

Place	Rent	Income
Sycamore, IL	$1,140	$84,120	Compare
Plover, WI	$1,089	$88,042	Compare
Prien, LA	$1,292	$87,292	Compare
Greer, SC	$1,198	$82,626	Compare

Nearby

Compare Lower Allen with

Places built like Lower Allen

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Lower Allen performs against places like it.

Place	Rent to income	Income growth	Pop. change
Lower Allen, PA	15.9%	3.6%/yr	n/a
Perkasie, PA	15.4%	3.9%/yr	2.1%	Compare
Hatboro, PA	20.4%	9.3%/yr	2.5%	Compare
East Farmingdale, NY	21.3%	4.1%/yr	n/a	Compare
Firthcliffe, NY	21.7%	5.1%/yr	n/a	Compare
Carnot-Moon, PA	14.5%	6.7%/yr	n/a	Compare
Berlin, NJ	16.8%	1.2%/yr	1.8%	Compare

Common questions

Is Lower Allen a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 87 out of 100, better than 87% of the places we rate and 37th of 271 in Pennsylvania. 5 National Park Service sites lie within 60 miles, more than in 78% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 85 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Lower Allen expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.9% 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 $263,200.

What salary do you need to live in Lower Allen?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $46,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Lower Allen?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Sycamore, IL, Plover, WI, Prien, LA and Greer, SC.

Sources and methods

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

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
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
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.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
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
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
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 Lower Allen with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Lower Allen itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/lower-allen-pennsylvania

Citytistics. “Lower Allen, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/lower-allen-pennsylvania/

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