Housing data for Honey Brook, PA
Honey Brook, PA has an estimated 1,941 residents and 750 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a borough in Chester County.
21.1% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,185 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,941 (±276)
- Housing units
- 750 (±115)
- Households that rent
- 21.1%
- Median gross rent
- $1,185
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −2.0%
What stands out in Honey Brook
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 3.2% (±4.5 points) in Honey Brook, lower than in Chester County (14.3%).
Median home value: $272,700 (±$15,099) in Honey Brook, lower than in Chester County ($485,600).
Median real estate taxes: $3,553 (±$445) in Honey Brook, lower than in Chester County ($6,308).
Median gross rent: $1,185 (±$206) in Honey Brook, lower than in Chester County ($1,763).
- Types of homes in Honey Brook
- Home values in Honey Brook
- Property taxes in Honey Brook
- Median rent in Honey Brook
Housing in Honey Brook at a glance
- Median rent: $1,185 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,125 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 38.1% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 21.1% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $94,375 median household income
- Home values: $272,700 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,944 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $3,553 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 3.2% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 70.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 54.0% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 11.4% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 45.0% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 29.0 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 0 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: −2.0% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 12.2% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Honey Brook against Chester County, its state and the nation
| Honey Brook | Chester County | Pennsylvania | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,941 (±276) | 547,840 (exact) | 13,018,639 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 750 (±115) | 212,491 (±225) | 5,806,452 (±672) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 21.1% (±6.3 points) | 24.9% (±0.7 points) | 30.7% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,185 (±$206) | $1,763 (±$28) | $1,209 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $94,375 (±$25,772) | $127,208 (±$2,511) | $77,971 (±$342) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $272,700 (±$15,099) | $485,600 (±$4,003) | $254,500 (±$767) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $3,553 (±$445) | $6,308 (±$63) | $3,311 (±$12) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 54.0% (±10.1 points) | 44.9% (±1.0 points) | 67.3% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 29.0 minutes (±2.3) | 26.9 minutes (±0.4) | 26.3 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 94.6% (±2.8 points) | 94.7% (±0.4 points) | 89.7% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 37.5 years (±2.6) | 40.8 years (±0.2) | 40.9 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Honey Brook covers 0.5 square miles of land, about 4,052 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Honey Brook has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,980 (±133) | 1,941 (±276) | −2.0% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 730 (±37) | 750 (±115) | +2.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $988 (±$59) | $1,185 (±$206) | +19.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $213,900 (±$7,892) | $272,700 (±$15,099) | +27.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $69,861 (±$7,180) | $94,375 (±$25,772) | +35.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,728 (±$89) | $1,944 (±$173) | +12.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $3,674 (±$205) | $3,553 (±$445) | −3.3% | Down after inflation |
| Households that rent | 34.9% (±5.5 points) | 21.1% (±6.3 points) | −13.8 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
| Rental vacancy rate | 7.1% (±7.7 points) | 11.4% (±12.5 points) | +4.3 percentage points | Not 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 Honey Brook
In 2025, the Honey Brook Police Department reported 0 violent and 781 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Chester County, the departments that report recorded 86 violent and 579 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
Places near Honey Brook
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honey Brook Township | 1.3 mi | $1,585 | $358,100 | 24.7% |
| Caernarvon Township (Lancaster County) | 3.9 mi | $1,538 | $335,000 | 19.3% |
| Morgantown | 4.1 mi | $1,546 | $268,000 | 25.8% |
| West Caln Township | 5.0 mi | $1,379 | $347,700 | 13.0% |
| Caernarvon Township (Berks County) | 5.2 mi | $1,512 | $338,400 | 16.1% |
| West Nantmeal Township | 5.2 mi | $1,446 | $438,200 | 9.0% |
| Salisbury Township (Lancaster County) | 5.7 mi | $1,287 | $387,800 | 23.0% |
| Elverson | 5.9 mi | $826 | $369,900 | 29.2% |
Places in Pennsylvania most like Honey Brook
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loganville | $1,168 | $297,600 | $94,954 | 18.4% |
| Barrett Township | $1,253 | $278,200 | $84,857 | 23.3% |
| West Fallowfield Township (Chester County) | $1,107 | $336,700 | $92,708 | 21.7% |
| Lynn Township | $1,179 | $305,100 | $87,784 | 17.4% |
| Upper Tulpehocken Township | $1,234 | $308,700 | $90,833 | 16.3% |
| Warriors Mark Township | $1,055 | $276,100 | $87,350 | 16.5% |
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 Honey Brook, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,438 | $1,558 | $1,860 | $2,216 | $2,445 |
HUD income limits for Honey Brook, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $25,800 | $42,950 | $68,750 |
| 2 people | $29,450 | $49,100 | $78,550 |
| 3 people | $33,150 | $55,250 | $88,350 |
| 4 people | $36,800 | $61,350 | $98,150 |
| 5 people | $39,750 | $66,300 | $106,050 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $71,200 | $113,900 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $76,100 | $121,750 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $81,000 | $129,600 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $122,700.
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 Honey Brook
What is the average rent in Honey Brook, PA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Honey Brook is $1,185 (±$206) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
Are renters in Honey Brook rent-burdened?
38.1% of renting households in Honey Brook pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Honey Brook?
Honey Brook has an estimated 147 (±53) renting households, 21.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Honey Brook?
The median household income in Honey Brook is $94,375 (±$25,772) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Honey Brook, PA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $272,700 (±$15,099) for owner-occupied homes in Honey Brook (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Honey Brook?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Honey Brook, PA is $1,944 (±$173) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
Is Honey Brook growing?
In Honey Brook, the number of residents went from 1,980 in 2015–2019 to 1,941 in 2020–2024 (−2.0%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Honey Brook borough, Pennsylvania
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Honey Brook borough, Pennsylvania
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Honey Brook borough, Pennsylvania
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Honey Brook borough, Pennsylvania
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Honey Brook borough, Pennsylvania
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Honey Brook borough, Pennsylvania
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Honey Brook borough, Pennsylvania
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Honey Brook Police Department (ORI PA0152900)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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 Honey Brook borough, Pennsylvania (place:35528, in state:42).
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 .