Name: St. Lawrence, PA statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to St. Lawrence

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

Moved in13,309

Moved out13,259

Net+50

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Montgomery County, PA1,7231,189+534

Lancaster County, PA1,0031,224−221

Lehigh County, PA855766+89

Chester County, PA818607+211

Schuylkill County, PA423697−274

Lebanon County, PA494576−82

Philadelphia County, PA503454+49

Bronx County, NY616

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals

56%43%

Leavers

55%43%

Within PennsylvaniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$57K

Leavers$62K

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

Who moves here: 4.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.5% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Berks County report $57,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $61,900, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need: $48,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,204 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,649 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $228,100.
Getting to work: 27 minutes each way on average; 15.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Taylor Mill, KY matches it on character. Compare the two

Income of households moving in8
$57,349
19% below the median place
Income of households moving out8
$61,944
12% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
4.7%
19% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	St. Lawrence	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	4.7%	19% below
Moved from another state1County figure	1.5%	23% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure	0.1	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure	$57,349	19% below
Income of households moving out8County figure	$61,944	12% below

What it costs to live here

Property tax rate is 1.9%, 114% above the median place.

St. Lawrence16.9%

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

$48,160

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

16.9%

17% below the median place

Home price to income

2.7x

30% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

17%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$72,000

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in St. Lawrence, $1,204 a month, and local prices for everything else (99.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like St. Lawrence, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Rothschild, WI	13.2% vs 16.9%	$7,400	Compare

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Property tax rate1
1.9%
114% above the median place
Homeownership1
76.8%
16% above the median place
Median year built1
1968
1% below the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	St. Lawrence	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,204	12% below
Rent to income1	16.9%	17% below
Property tax rate1	1.9%	114% above
Home price to income1	2.7x	30% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	97.1	4% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,418	12% below
HUD area median income4County figure	$102,100	5% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$4,448	36% above
Median home value1	$228,100	29% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	5.6%	74% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	59.2%	15% above
Homeownership1	76.8%	16% above
Renters paying 30%+1	52.4%	4% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,649	12% below
Vacant homes1County figure	4.9%	31% below
Median year built1	1968	1% below

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%)
Works from home1
15.8%
27% above the median place
Mean commute1
27 min
8% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate9.0% −16%

Unemployment5.2% +6%

Median household income$85,625 +7%

Income per person$39,106 −2%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	St. Lawrence	Vs median
Median household income1	$85,625	7% above
Income per person1	$39,106	2% below
Unemployment1	5.2%	6% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$65,982	0% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	3.7%	0% above
Jobs6County figure	175,054	16% above
Poverty rate1	9.0%	16% below
Mean commute1	27 min	8% above
Works from home1	15.8%	27% above
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 87.3%, 5% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
87.3%
5% below the median place
High school or higher1
95.2%
3% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
36.6%
14% above the median place

All 9 people measures

Measure	St. Lawrence	Vs median
Population1	1,851	6646th largest
Population change since 20207	1.1%	6% below
Median age1	38.7	1% below
Bachelor's or higher1	36.6%	14% above
High school or higher1	95.2%	3% above
Household size1	2.5	0% below
Born abroad1County figure	9.7%	10% above
No health insurance1County figure	7.3%	14% above
Homes with broadband1	87.3%	5% below

Life in St. Lawrence

2 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 4 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Levan Farm listed 1978
Lutz, John F., Furniture Co. & Funerary listed 1996

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents43.2 4.2×

Playgrounds per 10k43.2 4.6×

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k32.4 2.9×

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −90%

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 bars16.8 −19%

Shops25.4 −16%

Arts, recreation and fitness3.3 −20%

Doctors' offices and clinics13.8 −32%

Child care centers1.9 −17%

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

Public school students12
62,375
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools12
95
above the median place (median 9)
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9
13.8
32% below the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	St. Lawrence	Vs median
Public schools12County figure	95	above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure	62,375	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure	13.8	10% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure	16.8	19% below
Shops per 10k9County figure	25.4	16% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure	3.3	20% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure	13.8	32% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure	1.9	17% below
Parks per 10k10	43.2	325% above
Playgrounds per 10k10	43.2	359% above
Grocery stores per 10k10	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10	32.4	191% above
Libraries per 10k10	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails10	0.2	90% below
Transit stops per sq mi10	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11	2	85% below

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 92.5, 31% above 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 St. Lawrence. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk14
92.5
31% above the median place
Wildfire risk14
38.0
38% below the median place
Annual precipitation13
47.8 in
9% above the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	St. Lawrence	Vs median
July average high13County figure	86°F	1% below
January average low13County figure	21°F	17% below
Average temperature13County figure	52°F	5% below
Annual precipitation13County figure	47.8 in	9% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure	92.7	0% above
Hurricane risk14County figure	92.5	31% above
Tornado risk14County figure	90.6	11% above
Wildfire risk14County figure	38.0	38% below
Heat wave risk14County figure	94.5	5% above
Median air quality index15County figure	43	0% above
Good air days15County figure	68.2%	0% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 32.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 34.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 50.2% from 2019 to 2024.

Population estimate

Up 1.2% from 2020 to 2025.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$71,600

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 52% of places

Pay vs rent

+0.3 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 57% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

of 100 on population and income growth

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

St. Lawrence in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 17% 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.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,204/mo (2024)	$1,550/mo	$1,270 to $1,890/mo	+4.3%
Median household income	$85,625 (2024)	$109,500	$92,500 to $129,500	+4.2%
Median home value	$228,100 (2024)	$327,000	$238,000 to $451,000	+6.2%
Population	1,962 (2025)	1,990	1,910 to 2,070	+0.3%

The median home would be worth 3.0 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.

Places like St. Lawrence

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

Place	Rent	Income
Taylor Mill, KY	$1,139	$88,546	Compare
Pendleton, IN	$1,209	$86,806	Compare
Martinez, GA	$1,284	$81,602	Compare
Fenton, MI	$1,275	$80,000	Compare

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Common questions

Is St. Lawrence a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median home is worth 2.7 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 79% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. The median rent takes only 16.9% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 69% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 87 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is St. Lawrence expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.9% 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 $228,100.

What salary do you need to live in St. Lawrence?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $48,160 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to St. Lawrence?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Taylor Mill, KY, Pendleton, IN, Martinez, GA and Fenton, MI.

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
Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
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 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 St. Lawrence with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for St. Lawrence itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/saint-lawrence-pennsylvania

Citytistics. “St. Lawrence, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/saint-lawrence-pennsylvania/

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