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39.99° N · 76.64° W · GEOID 4287088

Yorklyn

York County, Pennsylvania · part of the York, PA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Yorklyn is home to 1,525 people. Median household income is $73,690 a year and median rent is $1,195 a month, 19.5% 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 $200,000, about 2.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,195
12% below the median place
Median household income
$73,690
8% below the median place
Median home value
$200,000
37% below the median place
Unemployment
4.5%
8% 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 Yorklyn

  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $255 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 78% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • The median home is worth 2.7 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 77% of places its size.
01

Moving to Yorklyn

York County gains about 6.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in16,992
Moved out14,559
Net+2,433

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$63K
Leavers$62K

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

Who moves here
4.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into York County report $62,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $61,600.
Income you would need
$47,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,195 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,450 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $200,000.
Getting to work
21 minutes each way on average; 12.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Millville, NJ matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7
6.1
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
4.2%
28% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureYorklynAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.2%28% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure6.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$62,93411% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$61,58512% below
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Yorklyn19.5%
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
$47,800
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
19.5%
4% below the median place
Home price to income
2.7x
29% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
19%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$60,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Yorklyn, $1,195 a month, and local prices for everything else (99.3 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Yorklyn, but easier on the budget

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

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Braidwood, IL15.2% vs 19.5%$8,600Compare
Carlisle, OH16.2% vs 19.5%$1,800Compare
Northwood, OH15.0% vs 19.5%$8,400Compare

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Median home value1
$200,000
37% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,450
23% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureYorklynAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,19512% below
Rent to income119.5%4% below
Property tax rate11.3%47% above
Home price to income12.7x29% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure96.05% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,32718% below
HUD area median income4County figure$105,9001% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,68918% below
Median home value1$200,00037% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.7%78% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure54.2%5% above
Homeownership166.2%0% below
Renters paying 30%+1County figure48.0%5% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,45023% below
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119720% 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%)
Mean commute1
21 min
17% below the median place
Income per person1
$44,503
11% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureYorklynAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$73,6908% below
Income per person1$44,50311% above
Unemployment1County figure4.5%8% below
Average annual pay6County figure$65,0711% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.2%14% above
Jobs6County figure182,80621% above
Poverty rate1County figure8.4%22% below
Mean commute121 min17% below
Works from home112.9%4% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 100.0%, 8% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
100.0%
8% above the median place
Median age1
44.0
13% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
19.8%
38% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureYorklynAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,5256646th largest
Median age144.013% above
Bachelor's or higher119.8%38% below
High school or higher188.6%4% below
Household size12.51% below
Born abroad1County figure4.2%53% below
No health insurance1County figure4.8%25% below
Homes with broadband1100.0%8% above
05

Life in Yorklyn

98 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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 bars15.6 −25%
Shops25.6 −16%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.3 −20%
Doctors' offices and clinics13.2 −35%
Child care centers2.1 −9%

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

Restaurants and bars per 10k8
15.6
25% below the median place
Public schools11
109
above the median place (median 9)
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
13.2
35% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureYorklynAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure109above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure64,004above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure14.28% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure15.625% below
Shops per 10k8County figure25.616% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.320% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure13.235% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.19% 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 listings10County figure98above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 47.6, 42% 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 Yorklyn. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk13
47.6
42% below the median place
Hurricane risk13
92.4
31% above the median place
Wildfire risk13
41.0
33% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureYorklynAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure85°F2% below
January average low12County figure22°F13% below
Average temperature12County figure53°F4% below
Annual precipitation12County figure45.2 in3% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure90.42% below
Hurricane risk13County figure92.431% above
Tornado risk13County figure47.642% below
Wildfire risk13County figure41.033% below
Heat wave risk13County figure91.82% above
Median air quality index14County figure455% above
Good air days14County figure59.5%13% below
08

Yorklyn in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 20% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 19% 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$1,195/mo (2024)$1,550/mo$1,280 to $1,890/mo+4.5%
Median household income$73,690 (2024)$94,000$79,500 to $111,500+4.2%
Median home value$200,000 (2024)$276,000$201,000 to $381,000+5.5%

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 Yorklyn

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

PlaceRentIncome
Millville, NJ$1,261$70,275Compare
Coal City, IL$1,123$72,857Compare
Wilmington Manor, DE$1,155$78,078Compare
Middleburg, FL$1,093$74,634Compare
Middleburg, FLWilmington Manor, DECoal City, ILMillville, NJYorklyn, PAYorklynMillvilleCoal CityMiddleburgYorklynMillvilleCoal CityMiddleburg

Common questions

Is Yorklyn a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Owning with a mortgage costs only about $255 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 78% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. The median home is worth 2.7 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 77% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Yorklyn expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.5% 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 $200,000.

What salary do you need to live in Yorklyn?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $47,800 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Yorklyn?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Millville, NJ, Coal City, IL, Wilmington Manor, DE and Middleburg, 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 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 Yorklyn with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Yorklyn itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/yorklyn-pennsylvania

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

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