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40.63° N · 75.21° W · GEOID 4263488

Raubsville

Northampton County, Pennsylvania · part of the Allentown, PA metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_household_income, median_gross_rent

PennsylvaniaRaubsville, PARaubsvilleRaubsville

The short answer

Raubsville is home to 1,092 people. Median household income is $89,184 a year and median rent is $1,395 a month, 18.8% 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 $344,600, about 3.9x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,395
2% above the median place
Median household income
$89,184
11% above the median place
Median home value
$344,600
8% above the median place
Unemployment
4.6%
7% 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 Raubsville

  • 100% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 99% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 255 Pennsylvania places.
  • Half the homes were built before 1938, older housing than in 97% of places its size. It is the lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places.
  • The median resident is 57 years old, older than in 97% of places its size. It is the highest of 271 Pennsylvania places.
  • 93% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 93% of places its size.
  • Household income has grown 0.7% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 92% of places its size.
01

Moving to Raubsville

Northampton County gains about 4.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in14,099
Moved out13,056
Net+1,043

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$69K
Leavers$73K

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

Who moves here
6.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.4% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Northampton County report $69,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $73,000, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$55,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,395 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,418 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $344,600.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 14.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Catalina, AZ matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
4.0
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
2.4%
23% above the median place
Income of households moving out7
$72,962
4% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureRaubsvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.1%6% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.4%23% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure4.0above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$69,1092% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$72,9624% above
02

What it costs to live here

Median year built is 1938, 2% below the median place.

Raubsville18.8%
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
$55,800
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
18.8%
8% below the median place
Home price to income
3.9x
2% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
19%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$73,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median year built1
1938
2% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
100.0%
98% above the median place
Homeownership1
92.6%
39% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureRaubsvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,3952% above
Rent to income118.8%8% below
Property tax rate11.1%15% above
Home price to income13.9x2% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.01% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,83914% above
HUD area median income4County figure$104,4003% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,62311% above
Median home value1$344,6008% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure6.2%93% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure58.8%14% above
Homeownership192.6%39% above
Renters paying 30%+1100.0%98% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,41829% above
Vacant homes1County figure5.3%25% below
Median year built119382% 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%)
Income per person1
$57,341
43% above the median place
Pay growth, 1 year6
4.4%
19% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureRaubsvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1County figure$89,18411% above
Income per person1$57,34143% above
Unemployment1County figure4.6%7% below
Average annual pay6County figure$62,9765% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.4%19% above
Jobs6County figure122,79518% below
Poverty rate1County figure8.8%19% below
Mean commute1County figure27 min8% above
Works from home1County figure14.4%16% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 0.0%, below the median place (median 6.4%).

No health insurance1
0.0%
below the median place (median 6.4%)
Median age1
57.0
46% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
95.7%
4% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher28.4% −11%
Household size2.5 −2%
High school or higher91.5% −1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureRaubsvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,0926646th largest
Median age157.046% above
Bachelor's or higher128.4%11% below
High school or higher191.5%1% below
Household size12.52% below
Born abroad1County figure8.6%2% below
No health insurance10.0%below (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband195.7%4% above
05

Life in Raubsville

65 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents18.3 +80%
Playgrounds per 10k18.3 +95%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails5 km 2.5×
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 bars22.2 +7%
Shops26.0 −14%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.8 −7%
Doctors' offices and clinics15.0 −26%
Child care centers2.9 +26%

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

Public school students11
38,316
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
60
above the median place (median 9)
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
15.0
26% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureRaubsvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure60above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure38,316above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure13.413% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure22.27% above
Shops per 10k8County figure26.014% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.87% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure15.026% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.926% above
Parks per 10k918.380% above
Playgrounds per 10k918.395% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails95.0150% above
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure65400% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 28.6, 53% 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 Raubsville. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk13
28.6
53% below the median place
Median air quality index14
38
12% below the median place
Annual precipitation12
49.2 in
12% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureRaubsvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure85°F2% below
January average low12County figure19°F24% below
Average temperature12County figure51°F7% below
Annual precipitation12County figure49.2 in12% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure90.03% below
Hurricane risk13County figure87.123% above
Tornado risk13County figure80.91% below
Wildfire risk13County figure28.653% below
Heat wave risk13County figure94.14% above
Median air quality index14County figure3812% below
Good air days14County figure72.1%5% above
08

Raubsville in 2030: where the trends point

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 household income$90,563 (2024)$113,500$96,000 to $134,500+3.8%
Median home value$344,600 (2024)$454,000$330,000 to $626,000+4.7%

The median home would be worth 4.0 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 Raubsville

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

PlaceRentIncome
Catalina, AZ$1,326$78,207Compare
Tarpon Springs, FL$1,298$79,529Compare
Sebastian, FL$1,451$69,409Compare
Fruitland Park, FL$1,221$82,656Compare
Fruitland Park, FLSebastian, FLTarpon Springs, FLCatalina, AZRaubsville, PARaubsvilleCatalinaTarpon SpringsSebastianFruitland ParkRaubsvilleCatalinaTarpon SpringsSebastianFruitland Park

Common questions

Is Raubsville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 100% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 99% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 255 Pennsylvania places. Half the homes were built before 1938, older housing than in 97% of places its size. It is the lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Raubsville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.8% 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 $344,600.

What salary do you need to live in Raubsville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $55,800 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Raubsville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Catalina, AZ, Tarpon Springs, FL, Sebastian, FL and Fruitland Park, FL.

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. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  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 Raubsville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Raubsville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/raubsville-pennsylvania

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

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