Housing data for Cooper Township (Montour County), PA

Cooper Township (Montour County), PA has an estimated 1,021 residents and 511 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Montour County.

9.6% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,005 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,021 (±184)
Housing units
511 (±86)
Households that rent
9.6%
Median gross rent
$1,005
Residents since 2015–2019
+14.6%

What stands out in Cooper Township (Montour County)

Households that rent: 9.6% (±4.4 points) in Cooper Township (Montour County), lower than in Montour County (31.5%).

Median real estate taxes: $1,670 (±$294) in Cooper Township (Montour County), lower than in Montour County ($2,507).

Households that moved in since 2020: 13.3% (±5.9 points) in Cooper Township (Montour County), lower than in Montour County (24.0%).

Average commute: 23.7 minutes (±4.0) in Cooper Township (Montour County), higher than in Montour County (19.4 minutes).

Housing in Cooper Township (Montour County) at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,005 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 25.5% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 9.6% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $71,406 median household income
  • Home values: $197,400 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,625 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,670 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 73.8% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 52.4% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 43.4% heat with electricity
  • Commute and cars: 23.7 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +14.6% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 13.3% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.4% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Cooper Township (Montour County) against Montour County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Cooper Township (Montour County)Montour CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Residents1,021 (±184)18,103 (exact)13,018,639 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units511 (±86)8,144 (±46)5,806,452 (±672)143,775,355
Households that rent9.6% (±4.4 points)31.5% (±3.1 points)30.7% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,005 (±$992)$1,142 (±$72)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$71,406 (±$11,659)$76,976 (±$5,786)$77,971 (±$342)$80,734
Median home value$197,400 (±$49,582)$248,100 (±$12,746)$254,500 (±$767)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,670 (±$294)$2,507 (±$145)$3,311 (±$12)$3,119
Built before 198052.4% (±13.7 points)56.7% (±4.7 points)67.3% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute23.7 minutes (±4.0)19.4 minutes (±1.3)26.3 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband85.1% (±6.8 points)89.0% (±2.0 points)89.7% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents55.8 years (±4.2)42.9 years (±0.5)40.9 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Cooper Township (Montour County) covers 6.9 square miles of land, about 149 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Cooper Township (Montour County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents891 (±138)1,021 (±184)+14.6%Not a measurable change
Housing units420 (±49)511 (±86)+21.7%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$778 (±$27)$1,005 (±$992)+29.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$156,400 (±$11,960)$197,400 (±$49,582)+26.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$68,571 (±$9,291)$71,406 (±$11,659)+4.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,272 (±$121)$1,625 (±$387)+27.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,545 (±$187)$1,670 (±$294)+8.1%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent10.8% (±4.9 points)9.6% (±4.4 points)−1.2 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±39.7 points)0.0% (±43.3 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Montour County

Cooper Township (Montour County) has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Montour County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Montour County recorded 238 violent and 515 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

Places near Cooper Township (Montour County)

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Montour Township1.6 mi$933$231,10012.0%
Mahoning Township (Montour County)3.2 mi$1,507$400,90034.3%
Mayberry Township3.3 mi$731$380,00019.3%
Danville3.7 mi$1,105$186,40057.3%
Franklin Township (Columbia County)3.9 mi$965$238,10017.4%
Hemlock Township4.2 mi$1,165$278,10013.9%
Catawissa4.3 mi$644$145,90043.0%
Bloomsburg5.2 mi$980$179,10064.6%

Places in Pennsylvania most like Cooper Township (Montour County)

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Stonycreek Township (Somerset County)$1,027$196,300$73,4388.2%
East Cameron Township$1,031$216,900$67,5009.4%
Juniata Township (Blair County)$933$186,400$66,0239.4%
Steuben Township$1,057$180,700$77,1439.8%
Stevens Township$900$192,900$63,00010.3%
Wayne Township (Crawford County)$1,188$202,000$75,0007.7%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Pennsylvania.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Cooper Township (Montour County), fiscal year 2027

Montour County, PA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,000$1,098$1,436$1,988$1,991

HUD income limits for Cooper Township (Montour County), fiscal year 2026

Montour County, PA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$20,650$34,400$55,000
2 people$23,600$39,300$62,850
3 people$27,320$44,200$70,700
4 people$33,000$49,100$78,550
5 people$38,680$53,050$84,850
6 people$44,360$57,000$91,150
7 people$50,040$60,900$97,450
8 people$55,720$64,850$103,700

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Montour County, PA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $98,200.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Cooper Township (Montour County)

How many renters are there in Cooper Township (Montour County)?

Cooper Township (Montour County) has an estimated 47 (±22) renting households, 9.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Cooper Township (Montour County)?

The median household income in Cooper Township (Montour County) is $71,406 (±$11,659) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Cooper Township (Montour County), PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $197,400 (±$49,582) for owner-occupied homes in Cooper Township (Montour County) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Cooper Township (Montour County)?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Cooper Township (Montour County), PA is $1,625 (±$387) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Cooper Township (Montour County)?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Cooper Township (Montour County), PA is $1,670 (±$294) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Cooper Township (Montour County)?

Cooper Township (Montour County), PA has an estimated 511 (±86) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Cooper Township (Montour County) growing?

In Cooper Township (Montour County), the number of residents went from 891 in 2015–2019 to 1,021 in 2020–2024 (+14.6%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Cooper township, Montour County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:16048, in state:42 county:093).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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