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39.98° N · 75.89° W · GEOID 4267104

Sadsburyville

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

Limited data population under 5,000

PennsylvaniaSadsburyville, PASadsburyvilleSadsburyville

The short answer

Sadsburyville is home to 967 people. Median household income is $113,125 a year and median rent is $1,471 a month, 15.6% 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 $301,800, about 2.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,471
8% above the median place
Median household income
$113,125
41% above the median place
Median home value
$301,800
6% below the median place
Unemployment
3.8%
23% 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 Sadsburyville

  • Household income has grown 10.4% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 92% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Half the homes were built after 1999, newer housing than in 89% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 92 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Sadsburyville

Chester County loses about 0.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in20,743
Moved out20,945
Net−202

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$112K
Leavers$113K

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

Who moves here
5.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.9% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Chester County report $112,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $113,100.
Income you would need
$58,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,471 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,188 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $301,800.
Getting to work
32 minutes each way on average; 24.1% work from home; 1.3% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Newington, CT matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out7
$113,106
61% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$112,207
59% above the median place
Moved from another state1
1.9%
7% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSadsburyvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.6%2% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.9%7% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-0.433% above
Income of households moving in7County figure$112,20759% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$113,10661% above
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax rate is 2.2%, 145% above the median place.

Sadsburyville15.6%
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
$58,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.6%
24% below the median place
Home price to income
2.7x
30% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
16%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$95,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Property tax rate1
2.2%
145% above the median place
Median year built1
1999
1% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$6,734
106% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureSadsburyvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,4718% above
Rent to income115.6%24% below
Property tax rate12.2%145% above
Home price to income12.7x30% 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$6,734106% above
Median home value1$301,8006% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.7%48% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure51.7%0% above
Homeownership158.6%12% below
Renters paying 30%+1County figure47.8%6% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,18817% above
Vacant homes1County figure3.6%49% below
Median year built119991% above
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 32 min, 27% above the median place.

Mean commute1
32 min
27% above the median place
Median household income1
$113,125
41% above the median place
Income per person1
$49,574
24% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSadsburyvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$113,12541% above
Income per person1$49,57424% above
Unemployment1County figure3.8%23% below
Average annual pay6County figure$90,77538% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.3%11% below
Jobs6County figure253,65968% above
Poverty rate1County figure6.0%44% below
Mean commute132 min27% above
Works from home1County figure24.1%94% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.3%49% above
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%)
Homes with broadband1
96.5%
4% above the median place
Median age1
44.9
15% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher96.2% +4%
Household size2.3 −8%
Bachelor's or higher40.0% +25%
All 8 people measures
MeasureSadsburyvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population19676646th largest
Median age144.915% above
Bachelor's or higher140.0%25% above
High school or higher196.2%4% above
Household size12.38% below
Born abroad1County figure10.1%14% above
No health insurance10.0%below (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband196.5%4% above
05

Life in Sadsburyville

328 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 9 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars18.6 −11%
Shops24.7 −18%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.3 +29%
Doctors' offices and clinics20.3 +0%
Child care centers2.5 +9%

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

Public school students10
83,468
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools10
110
above the median place (median 9)
Shops per 10k8
24.7
18% below the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureSadsburyvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure110above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure83,468above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure12.916% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure18.611% below
Shops per 10k8County figure24.718% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure5.329% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure20.30% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.59% above
National Register listings9County figure328above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 30.7, 50% 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 Sadsburyville. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk12
30.7
50% below the median place
Annual precipitation11
48.5 in
11% above the median place
Hurricane risk12
88.7
26% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureSadsburyvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure86°F1% below
January average low11County figure23°F11% below
Average temperature11County figure53°F3% below
Annual precipitation11County figure48.5 in11% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure91.91% below
Hurricane risk12County figure88.726% above
Tornado risk12County figure88.08% above
Wildfire risk12County figure30.750% below
Heat wave risk12County figure95.66% above
Median air quality index13County figure430% above
Good air days13County figure71.3%4% above
08

Sadsburyville 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,471/mo (2024)$1,910/mo$1,570 to $2,330/mo+4.5%
Median household income$113,125 (2024)$146,500$124,000 to $173,500+4.4%
Median home value$301,800 (2024)$431,000$313,000 to $593,000+6.1%

The median home would be worth 2.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.7 now.

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

09

Places like Sadsburyville

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

PlaceRentIncome
Newington, CT$1,524$102,884Compare
Shorewood, IL$1,479$122,105Compare
Mack, OH$1,359$121,609Compare
Pleasant Prairie, WI$1,458$103,902Compare
Pleasant Prairie, WIMack, OHShorewood, ILNewington, CTSadsburyville, PASadsburyvilleNewingtonShorewoodMackPleasant PrairieSadsburyvilleNewingtonShorewoodMackPleasant Prairie

Common questions

Is Sadsburyville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Household income has grown 10.4% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 92% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. Half the homes were built after 1999, newer housing than in 89% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Sadsburyville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.6% 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 $301,800.

What salary do you need to live in Sadsburyville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $58,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Sadsburyville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Newington, CT, Shorewood, IL, Mack, OH and Pleasant Prairie, WI.

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

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

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