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40.35° N · 75.86° W · GEOID 4274448

Stony Creek Mills

Berks County, Pennsylvania · part of the Reading, PA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

PennsylvaniaStony Creek Mills, PAStony Creek MillsStony Creek Mills

The short answer

Stony Creek Mills is home to 1,081 people. Median household income is $60,833 a year and median rent is $3,501 a month, 69.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $171,400, about 2.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$3,501
156% above the median place
Median household income
$60,833
24% below the median place
Median home value
$171,400
46% below the median place
Unemployment
5.4%
11% 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 Stony Creek Mills

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 24% a year while household income rose 2.1%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 271 Pennsylvania places.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $18,900 a year left, less than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 236 Pennsylvania places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,851 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places.
  • The median rent takes 69.1% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 271 Pennsylvania places.
  • Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 255 Pennsylvania places.
01

Moving to Stony Creek Mills

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

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
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
0.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state.
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
$140,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $3,501 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,650 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $171,400.
Getting to work
21 minutes each way on average; 11.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
North Bellport, NY matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
0.0%
below the median place (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in7
$57,349
19% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureStony Creek MillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year10.0%below (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure0.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$57,34919% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$61,94412% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

Stony Creek Mills69.1%
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
$140,040
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
69.1%
239% above the median place
Home price to income
2.8x
26% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
69%
well over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$19,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Property tax rate1
2.4%
162% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureStony Creek MillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$3,501156% above
Rent to income169.1%239% above
Property tax rate12.4%162% above
Home price to income12.8x26% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure97.14% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,41812% below
HUD area median income4County figure$102,1005% below
Property tax paid (median)1$4,08025% above
Median home value1$171,40046% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.6%74% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure59.2%15% above
Homeownership184.8%28% above
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,65012% below
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119591% 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
$30,751
23% below the median place
Mean commute1
21 min
16% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureStony Creek MillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$60,83324% below
Income per person1$30,75123% below
Unemployment1County figure5.4%11% above
Average annual pay6County figure$65,9820% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.7%0% above
Jobs6County figure175,05416% above
Poverty rate1County figure12.2%14% above
Mean commute121 min16% below
Works from home1County figure11.9%5% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 83.5%, 10% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
83.5%
10% below the median place
Median age1
32.5
17% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
22.1%
31% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureStony Creek MillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,0816646th largest
Median age132.517% below
Bachelor's or higher122.1%31% below
High school or higher190.6%2% below
Household size12.42% below
Born abroad1County figure9.7%10% above
No health insurance1County figure7.3%14% above
Homes with broadband183.5%10% below
05

Life in Stony Creek Mills

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, 4 of them National Historic Landmarks.

  • Knabb-Bieber Mill listed 1990

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 10k0.0 −100%
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.

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 students11
62,375
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
95
above the median place (median 9)
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
13.8
32% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureStony Creek MillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure95above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure62,375above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure13.810% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure16.819% below
Shops per 10k8County figure25.416% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.320% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure13.832% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.917% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
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 trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10192% below
06

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 Stony Creek Mills. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk13
92.5
31% above the median place
Wildfire risk13
38.0
38% below the median place
Annual precipitation12
47.8 in
9% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureStony Creek MillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure86°F1% below
January average low12County figure21°F17% below
Average temperature12County figure52°F5% below
Annual precipitation12County figure47.8 in9% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure92.70% above
Hurricane risk13County figure92.531% above
Tornado risk13County figure90.611% above
Wildfire risk13County figure38.038% below
Heat wave risk13County figure94.55% above
Median air quality index14County figure430% above
Good air days14County figure68.2%0% below
08

Stony Creek Mills in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 78% of the median income in 2030, up from 69% 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$3,501/mo (2024)$4,960/mo$4,070 to $6,040/mo+6.0%
Median household income$60,833 (2024)$76,000$64,000 to $90,000+3.8%
Median home value$171,400 (2024)$236,000$171,000 to $325,000+5.5%

The median home would be worth 3.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.8 now.

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

09

Places like Stony Creek Mills

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

PlaceRentIncome
North Bellport, NY$2,991$100,247Compare
Kaneohe Base, HI$3,410$69,418Compare
Hampshire, IL$2,589$94,773Compare
Pingree Grove, IL$3,501$114,294Compare
Pingree Grove, ILHampshire, ILKaneohe Base, HINorth Bellport, NYStony Creek Mills, PAKaneohe BaseHampshirePingree GroveKaneohe BaseHampshirePingree Grove

Common questions

Is Stony Creek Mills a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 24% a year while household income rose 2.1%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 271 Pennsylvania places. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $18,900 a year left, less than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 236 Pennsylvania places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Stony Creek Mills expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 69.1% 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 $171,400.

What salary do you need to live in Stony Creek Mills?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $140,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Stony Creek Mills?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are North Bellport, NY, Kaneohe Base, HI, Hampshire, IL and Pingree Grove, IL.

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

Citytistics. “Stony Creek Mills, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/stony-creek-mills-pennsylvania/

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