Name: Shippensburg University, PA statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Shippensburg University

Cumberland County gains about 10.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in14,251

Moved out11,913

Net+2,338

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Dauphin County, PA3,1091,910+1,199

York County, PA1,4401,427+13

Franklin County, PA878809+69

Perry County, PA459557−98

Lancaster County, PA349348+1

Adams County, PA229201+28

Philadelphia County, PA191152+39

Lebanon County, PA161156+5

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals

59%40%

Leavers

58%41%

Within PennsylvaniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$67K

Leavers$72K

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

Who moves here: 42.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 6.2% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Cumberland County report $66,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $71,700, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need: $28,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $709 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,802 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $277,600.
Getting to work: 12 minutes each way on average; 20.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Grambling, LA matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
42.6%
above the median place (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1
6.2%
212% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
10.2
above the median place (median -0.6)

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Shippensburg University	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	42.6%	above (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1	6.2%	212% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	10.2	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$66,639	6% below
Income of households moving out7County figure	$71,719	2% above

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 0.0%, below the median place (median 66.4%).

Shippensburg University40.8%

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

$28,360

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

40.8%

100% above the median place

Home price to income

13.3x

251% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

41%

well over the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$12,600

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Shippensburg University, $709 a month, and local prices for everything else (99.1 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Shippensburg University, 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
Cullowhee, NC	29.0% vs 40.8%	n/a	Compare
Morehead, KY	26.1% vs 40.8%	n/a	Compare
Farmville, VA	25.2% vs 40.8%	n/a	Compare

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Homeownership1
0.0%
below the median place (median 66.4%)
Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Vacant homes1
82.2%
above the median place (median 7.1%)

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Shippensburg University	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$709	48% below
Rent to income1	40.8%	100% above
Property tax rate1	1.2%	29% above
Home price to income1	13.3x	251% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	98.7	2% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,598	1% below
HUD area median income4County figure	$109,300	2% above
Property tax paid (median)1County figure	$3,254	0% below
Median home value1County figure	$277,600	13% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	3.9%	23% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	50.0%	3% below
Homeownership1	0.0%	below (median 66.4%)
Renters paying 30%+1	0.0%	below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1County figure	$1,802	4% below
Vacant homes1	82.2%	above (median 7.1%)
Median year built1	1976	0% below

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 0.0%, below the median place (median 10.8%).

Poverty rate1
0.0%
below the median place (median 10.8%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$20,833
74% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$16,156 −60%

Mean commute12 min −53%

Unemployment14.4% 2.9×

Works from home20.4% +63%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Shippensburg University	Vs median
Median household income1	$20,833	74% below
Income per person1	$16,156	60% below
Unemployment1	14.4%	194% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$65,962	0% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	1.2%	68% below
Jobs6County figure	137,858	9% below
Poverty rate1	0.0%	below (median 10.8%)
Mean commute1	12 min	53% below
Works from home1	20.4%	63% above
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Median age is 19.8, 49% below the median place.

Median age1
19.8
49% below the median place
Household size1
2.1
15% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
40.0%
25% above the median place

All 8 people measures

Measure	Shippensburg University	Vs median
Population1	2,071	6646th largest
Median age1	19.8	49% below
Bachelor's or higher1County figure	40.0%	25% above
High school or higher1County figure	93.8%	2% above
Household size1	2.1	15% below
Born abroad1County figure	7.5%	15% below
No health insurance1County figure	5.4%	16% below
Homes with broadband1County figure	92.2%	0% below

Life in Shippensburg University

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

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%

Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k24.1 2.2×

Libraries per 10k9.7 11.1×

Named paths and bike trails0 km −80%

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 bars19.5 −6%

Shops31.0 +2%

Arts, recreation and fitness3.4 −17%

Doctors' offices and clinics22.4 +11%

Child care centers2.1 −9%

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

Public schools11
57
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students11
33,044
above the median place (median 4,897)
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
3.4
17% below the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Shippensburg University	Vs median
Public schools11County figure	57	above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure	33,044	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure	14.3	7% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	19.5	6% below
Shops per 10k8County figure	31.0	2% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	3.4	17% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	22.4	11% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	2.1	9% below
Parks per 10k9	0.0	below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k9	0.0	below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k9	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	24.1	117% above
Libraries per 10k9	9.7	above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	0.4	80% below
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure	36	177% above

Safety, weather and risk

Median air quality index is 35, 19% 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 Shippensburg University. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index14
35
19% below the median place
Tornado risk13
68.2
16% below the median place
Hurricane risk13
87.4
24% above the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Shippensburg University	Vs median
July average high12County figure	86°F	1% below
January average low12County figure	22°F	13% below
Average temperature12County figure	53°F	4% below
Annual precipitation12County figure	44.3 in	1% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure	86.2	7% below
Hurricane risk13County figure	87.4	24% above
Tornado risk13County figure	68.2	16% below
Wildfire risk13County figure	47.5	22% below
Heat wave risk13County figure	85.7	5% below
Median air quality index14County figure	35	19% below
Good air days14County figure	71.5%	4% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

No history available.

Median household income

Up 24.2% from 2019 to 2022.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$12,400

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 0% of places

Pay vs rent

n/a

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

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

Places like Shippensburg University

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

Place	Rent	Income
Grambling, LA	$709	$17,670	Compare
Cullowhee, NC	$869	$35,929	Compare
Prairie View, TX	$1,002	$21,060	Compare
Ruston, LA	$816	$31,120	Compare

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Common questions

Is Shippensburg University a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $12,400 a year left, less than in 99% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 236 Pennsylvania places. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 70 hours a year commuting, less than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 259 Pennsylvania places. On cost, space and class size it scores 4 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Shippensburg University expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 40.8% 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 $277,600.

What salary do you need to live in Shippensburg University?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $28,360 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Shippensburg University?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Grambling, LA, Cullowhee, NC, Prairie View, TX and Ruston, LA.

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
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).

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