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40.25° N · 75.59° W · GEOID 4267712

Sanatoga

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

PennsylvaniaSanatoga, PASanatogaSanatoga

The short answer

Sanatoga is home to 8,949 people. Median household income is $86,746 a year and median rent is $1,607 a month, 22.2% 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 $308,500, about 3.6x annual median household income.

The story in Sanatoga is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 17.3% to 22.2% of income. Also notable: Home value growth is 10% a year, against 7.6% a year in its closest peers.

28OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

Sanatoga scores better than 28% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 225th of 271 in Pennsylvania.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%47
Economy 20%44
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%19
Education 10%60
Commute 10%44
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,607
18% above the median place
Median household income
$86,746
8% above the median place
Median home value
$308,500
3% below the median place
Unemployment
6.0%
22% above 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 Sanatoga

  • Affordability63% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 85% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Life nearbyOpenStreetMap 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.
01

Moving to Sanatoga

Montgomery County gains about 0.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in35,647
Moved out35,121
Net+526

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Philadelphia County, PA10,2835,450+4,833
Bucks County, PA4,4664,196+270
Chester County, PA3,0203,529−509
Delaware County, PA2,0991,905+194
Berks County, PA1,1891,723−534
New York County, NY497

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within PennsylvaniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$98K
Leavers$105K

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

Who moves here
5.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.7% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Montgomery County report $97,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $104,700, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$64,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,607 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,987 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $308,500.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 18.1% work from home; 2.9% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
De Soto, KS matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Income of households moving out7
$104,712
49% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$97,688
38% above the median place
Moved from another state1
1.7%
14% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSanatogaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.3%8% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.7%14% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure0.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$97,68838% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$104,71249% above
02

What it costs to live here

Homeowners pay a median of about 1.7% of home value a year in property tax, more than in 83% of the 2,266 places under 10,000 people we track.

Sanatoga22.2%
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
$64,280
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
22.2%
9% above the median place
Home price to income
3.6x
6% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
22%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$67,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Sanatoga, $1,607 a month, and local prices for everything else (100.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Sanatoga, but easier on the budget

Places that match Sanatoga 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.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
De Soto, KS9913.4% vs 22.2%$28,900Compare
Antioch, IL9612.4% vs 22.2%$26,400Compare
Thurmont, MD9511.3% vs 22.2%$19,600Compare
Mascoutah, IL9516.9% vs 22.2%$15,100Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
62.9%
24% above the median place
Property tax rate1
1.7%
88% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$5,266
61% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureSanatogaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,60718% above
Rent to income122.2%9% above
Property tax rate11.7%88% above
Home price to income13.6x6% 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$5,26661% above
Median home value1$308,5003% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.6%45% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure51.7%0% above
Homeownership171.1%7% above
Renters paying 30%+162.9%24% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,9876% above
Vacant homes16.4%10% below
Median year built119870% above
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 18.1%, 45% above the median place.

Works from home1
18.1%
45% above the median place
Unemployment1
6.0%
22% above the median place
Poverty rate1
14.6%
35% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$86,746 +8%
Mean commute26 min +4%
Income per person$39,543 −1%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSanatogaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$86,7468% above
Income per person1$39,5431% below
Unemployment16.0%22% above
Average annual pay6County figure$90,91538% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.8%24% below
Jobs6County figure504,216235% above
Poverty rate114.6%35% above
Mean commute126 min4% above
Works from home118.1%45% above
Commutes by transit1County figure2.9%244% above
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 1.4%, 78% below the median place.

No health insurance1
1.4%
78% below the median place
High school or higher1
95.7%
4% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
88.4%
4% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.7 +8%
Bachelor's or higher37.3% +16%
Born abroad6.8% −23%
Median age38.3 −2%
All 8 people measures
MeasureSanatogaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population18,9494521st largest
Median age138.32% below
Bachelor's or higher137.3%16% above
High school or higher195.7%4% above
Household size12.78% above
Born abroad16.8%23% below
No health insurance11.4%78% below
Homes with broadband188.4%4% below
05

Life in Sanatoga

8 National Park Service sites lie within 60 miles, more than in 82% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

157 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 12 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents6.7 −34%
Playgrounds per 10k13.4 +43%
Grocery stores per 10k2.2 +5%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k5.6 −50%
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

  • Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site 11 miles
  • Valley Forge National Historical Park 13 miles
  • Benjamin Franklin National Memorial 30 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.8 +10%
Shops34.0 +12%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.6 +37%
Doctors' offices and clinics28.3 +40%
Child care centers2.6 +13%

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

Nearest National Park Service site10
10.5
66% below the median place
Public school students12
115,302
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools12
160
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureSanatogaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure160above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure115,302above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure12.817% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure22.810% above
Shops per 10k8County figure34.012% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure5.637% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure28.340% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.613% above
Parks per 10k96.734% below
Playgrounds per 10k913.443% above
Grocery stores per 10k92.25% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k95.650% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1010.566% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles108300% above
National Register listings11County figure157above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 98.3, 9% 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 Sanatoga. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk14
98.3
9% above the median place
Tornado risk14
95.6
17% above the median place
Wildfire risk14
37.3
39% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureSanatogaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure87°F0% above
January average low13County figure23°F10% below
Average temperature13County figure54°F2% below
Annual precipitation13County figure47.9 in9% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure96.85% above
Hurricane risk14County figure89.927% above
Tornado risk14County figure95.617% above
Wildfire risk14County figure37.339% below
Heat wave risk14County figure98.39% above
Median air quality index15County figure415% below
Good air days15County figure73.4%7% above
08

Sanatoga in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 23% of the median income in 2030, up from 22% 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, Sanatoga does better than 43% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 75%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,607/mo (2024)$2,100/mo$1,730 to $2,560/mo+4.6%
Median household income$86,746 (2024)$109,500$92,500 to $129,500+4.0%
Median home value$308,500 (2024)$451,000$327,000 to $621,000+6.5%

The median home would be worth 4.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.6 now.

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

09

Places like Sanatoga

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

PlaceRentIncome
Hewitt, TX$1,538$83,511Compare
Pooler, GA$1,671$91,766Compare
New Braunfels, TX$1,654$86,021Compare
Lynn Haven, FL$1,563$80,973Compare
Lynn Haven, FLNew Braunfels, TXPooler, GAHewitt, TXSanatoga, PASanatogaHewittPoolerNew BraunfelsLynn HavenSanatogaHewittPoolerNew BraunfelsLynn Haven

Places built like Sanatoga

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 Sanatoga performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Sanatoga, PA22.2%4.4%/yrn/a
Washingtonville, NY17.0%0.8%/yr-1.4%Compare
Arlington Heights, PA22.4%8.5%/yrn/aCompare
Wyandanch, NY28.0%14.1%/yrn/aCompare
Gilbertsville, PA12.0%4.7%/yrn/aCompare
Berlin, NJ16.8%1.2%/yr1.8%Compare
East Moriches, NY19.9%5.9%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Sanatoga a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 28 out of 100, better than 28% of the places we rate and 225th of 271 in Pennsylvania. 63% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 85% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track. 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. On cost, space and class size it scores 54 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Sanatoga expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $308,500.

What salary do you need to live in Sanatoga?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $64,280 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Sanatoga?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Hewitt, TX, Pooler, GA, New Braunfels, TX and Lynn Haven, 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 Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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 Sanatoga with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Sanatoga itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/sanatoga-pennsylvania

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

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