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40.37° N · 77.34° W · GEOID 4245264

Loysville

Perry County, Pennsylvania · part of the Harrisburg, PA metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

PennsylvaniaLoysville, PALoysvilleLoysville

The short answer

Loysville is home to 587 people. Median household income is $47,083 a year and median rent is $421 a month, 10.7% 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 $223,600, about 4.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$421
69% below the median place
Median household income
$47,083
41% below the median place
Median home value
$223,600
30% below the median place
Unemployment
3.1%
36% 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 Loysville

  • Between the 2023 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 18.7% a year while rent rose 7.4%, so pay gained on rent more than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places.
  • Public schools here have 3.1 students per teacher, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 206 Pennsylvania places.
  • Median rent is $421 a month, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places.
  • 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 209 Pennsylvania places.
  • 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 97% of places its size. It is the lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places.
01

Moving to Loysville

Perry County gains about 1.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,739
Moved out1,691
Net+48

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Cumberland County, PA557459+98
Dauphin County, PA355279+76
York County, PA143138+5
Juniata County, PA7397−24
Lancaster County, PA8659+27
Lebanon County, PA35

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within PennsylvaniaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$59K
Leavers$53K

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

Who moves here
2.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Perry County report $58,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $53,100, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$16,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $421 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,446 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $223,600.
Getting to work
34 minutes each way on average; 15.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Attalla, AL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Moved here in the past year1
2.9%
50% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$53,082
24% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureLoysvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure2.9%50% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure1.2above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$58,93916% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$53,08224% below
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Loysville10.7%
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
$16,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
10.7%
48% below the median place
Home price to income
4.8x
25% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
11%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$42,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Renters paying 30%+1
34.4%
32% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,446
23% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureLoysvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$42169% below
Rent to income110.7%48% below
Property tax rate11.1%21% above
Home price to income14.8x25% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure98.72% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,5981% below
HUD area median income4County figure$109,3002% above
Property tax paid (median)1$2,46624% below
Median home value1$223,60030% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.6%77% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure46.8%9% below
Homeownership164.3%3% below
Renters paying 30%+134.4%32% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,44623% below
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119740% below
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%)
Median household income1
$47,083
41% below the median place
Mean commute1
34 min
35% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureLoysvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$47,08341% below
Income per person1$30,18425% below
Unemployment1County figure3.1%36% below
Average annual pay6County figure$43,78834% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.5%32% below
Jobs6County figure8,15295% below
Poverty rate118.7%74% above
Mean commute134 min35% above
Works from home1County figure15.3%23% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
0.0%
below the median place (median 8.8%)
Bachelor's or higher1
9.1%
72% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
78.8%
15% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age50.8 +30%
Household size2.1 −18%
High school or higher87.2% −6%
All 8 people measures
MeasureLoysvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15876646th largest
Median age150.830% above
Bachelor's or higher19.1%72% below
High school or higher187.2%6% below
Household size12.118% below
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1County figure10.3%61% above
Homes with broadband178.8%15% below
05

Life in Loysville

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • Waggoner Covered Bridge listed 1980

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars13.0 −38%
Shops26.8 −12%
Arts, recreation and fitness1.7 −59%
Doctors' offices and clinics9.1 −55%
Child care centers1.3 −43%

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

Public schools10
1
89% below the median place
Students per teacher10
3.1
80% below the median place
Public school students10
43
99% below the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureLoysvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10189% below
Public school students104399% below
Students per teacher103.180% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure13.038% below
Shops per 10k8County figure26.812% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure1.759% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure9.155% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.343% below
National Register listings9192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Natural hazard risk is 53.1, 43% 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 Loysville. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk12
53.1
43% below the median place
Wildfire risk12
25.0
59% below the median place
Tornado risk12
31.6
61% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureLoysvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure84°F3% below
January average low11County figure22°F14% below
Average temperature11County figure52°F5% below
Annual precipitation11County figure44.5 in2% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure53.143% below
Hurricane risk12County figure76.18% above
Tornado risk12County figure31.661% below
Wildfire risk12County figure25.059% below
Heat wave risk12County figure74.517% below
Median air quality index13Metro figure442% above
Good air days13Metro figure61.4%10% below
08

Places like Loysville

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

PlaceRentIncome
Attalla, AL$743$59,215Compare
Turtle Creek, PA$682$45,997Compare
Rockwood, TN$774$47,791Compare
Bath, NY$735$47,150Compare
Bath, NYRockwood, TNTurtle Creek, PAAttalla, ALLoysville, PALoysvilleAttallaRockwoodBathLoysvilleAttallaRockwoodBath

Common questions

Is Loysville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2023 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 18.7% a year while rent rose 7.4%, so pay gained on rent more than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places. Public schools here have 3.1 students per teacher, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 206 Pennsylvania places. On cost, space and class size it scores 50 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Loysville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 10.7% 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 $223,600.

What salary do you need to live in Loysville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $16,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Loysville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Attalla, AL, Turtle Creek, PA, Rockwood, TN and Bath, NY.

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. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 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
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. 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 Loysville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Loysville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/loysville-pennsylvania

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

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