Housing data for Spring Garden Township, PA
Spring Garden Township, PA has an estimated 13,631 residents and 4,596 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a township in York County.
14.9% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,368 a month.
Its population grew measurably since 2015–2019 (+4.5%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 13,631 (±51)
- Housing units
- 4,596 (±250)
- Households that rent
- 14.9%
- Median gross rent
- $1,368
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +4.5%
What stands out in Spring Garden Township
Homes heated by fuel oil: 3.2% (±1.6 points) in Spring Garden Township, lower than in York County (12.6%).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.7% (±0.9 points) in Spring Garden Township, lower than in York County (7.7%).
Households that rent: 14.9% (±4.2 points) in Spring Garden Township, lower than in York County (23.7%).
Homes built before 1980: 76.0% (±6.4 points) in Spring Garden Township, higher than in York County (54.8%).
- Heating fuel in Spring Garden Township
- Types of homes in Spring Garden Township
- Renters and owners in Spring Garden Township
- Age of homes in Spring Garden Township
Housing in Spring Garden Township at a glance
- Median rent: $1,368 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,104 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 48.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 14.9% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $102,686 median household income
- Home values: $258,700 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,941 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $4,755 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.7% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 80.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 76.0% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 5.9% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 85.1% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 20.4 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +4.5% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 18.7% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 2.5% of homes have more than 1 person per room
Spring Garden Township against York County, its state and the nation
| Spring Garden Township | York County | Pennsylvania | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 13,631 (±51) | 462,924 (exact) | 13,018,639 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 4,596 (±250) | 189,857 (±264) | 5,806,452 (±672) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 14.9% (±4.2 points) | 23.7% (±0.7 points) | 30.7% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,368 (±$228) | $1,193 (±$24) | $1,209 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $102,686 (±$9,675) | $84,829 (±$1,522) | $77,971 (±$342) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $258,700 (±$10,642) | $248,600 (±$2,723) | $254,500 (±$767) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $4,755 (±$225) | $4,006 (±$60) | $3,311 (±$12) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 76.0% (±6.4 points) | 54.8% (±1.3 points) | 67.3% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 20.4 minutes (±1.5) | 26.3 minutes (±0.4) | 26.3 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 96.1% (±1.3 points) | 90.3% (±0.6 points) | 89.7% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 35.1 years (±2.2) | 41.1 years (±0.2) | 40.9 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Spring Garden Township covers 6.7 square miles of land, about 2,026 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Spring Garden Township has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 13,047 (±38) | 13,631 (±51) | +4.5% | Measurable increase |
| Housing units | 4,588 (±259) | 4,596 (±250) | +0.2% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $1,216 (±$104) | $1,368 (±$228) | +12.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $170,700 (±$3,972) | $258,700 (±$10,642) | +51.6% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $76,762 (±$4,434) | $102,686 (±$9,675) | +33.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,506 (±$76) | $1,941 (±$146) | +28.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $3,525 (±$239) | $4,755 (±$225) | +34.9% | Up after inflation |
| Households that rent | 10.6% (±3.1 points) | 14.9% (±4.2 points) | +4.3 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 1.4% (±2.2 points) | 5.9% (±6.1 points) | +4.5 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 York County
Spring Garden Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for York County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for York County recorded 148 violent and 696 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.
ZIP codes in Spring Garden Township
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17403 | 32% | 40,287 | $1,129 | $220,500 | $75,384 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Spring Garden Township
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Run | 1.4 mi | $1,020 | $229,300 | 20.0% |
| York | 1.6 mi | $1,014 | $119,700 | 56.3% |
| Queens Gate | 1.9 mi | $1,350 | $236,400 | 87.1% |
| West York | 2.2 mi | $971 | $123,600 | 45.6% |
| North York | 2.5 mi | $1,235 | $139,500 | 60.9% |
| Spry | 2.8 mi | $1,646 | $225,100 | 31.5% |
| East York | 3.1 mi | $1,356 | $232,700 | 26.4% |
| York Township | 3.4 mi | $1,389 | $260,800 | 29.9% |
Places in Pennsylvania most like Spring Garden Township
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton | $1,375 | $276,100 | $95,862 | 14.3% |
| East Petersburg | $1,341 | $259,300 | $91,930 | 7.9% |
| Shaler Township | $1,226 | $245,500 | $95,654 | 13.0% |
| Lewisberry | $1,308 | $218,400 | $94,219 | 17.1% |
| Avonia | $1,358 | $248,800 | $99,931 | 9.0% |
| Linglestown | $1,618 | $259,400 | $92,558 | 16.4% |
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 Spring Garden Township, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $951 | $1,042 | $1,327 | $1,757 | $1,846 |
HUD income limits for Spring Garden Township, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $22,250 | $37,100 | $59,300 |
| 2 people | $25,400 | $42,400 | $67,800 |
| 3 people | $28,600 | $47,700 | $76,250 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $52,950 | $84,700 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $57,200 | $91,500 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $61,450 | $98,300 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $65,700 | $105,050 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $69,900 | $111,850 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the York-Hanover, PA MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $105,900.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
The figures for Spring Garden Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Grantley, Valley View (York County).
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 Spring Garden Township
What is the average rent in Spring Garden Township, PA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Spring Garden Township is $1,368 (±$228) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Spring Garden Township?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Spring Garden Township, PA is $807 (±$282) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Spring Garden Township rent-burdened?
48.3% of renting households in Spring Garden Township 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 Spring Garden Township?
Spring Garden Township has an estimated 642 (±170) renting households, 14.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Spring Garden Township?
The median household income in Spring Garden Township is $102,686 (±$9,675) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Spring Garden Township, PA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $258,700 (±$10,642) for owner-occupied homes in Spring Garden Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Spring Garden Township growing?
In Spring Garden Township, the number of residents went from 13,047 in 2015–2019 to 13,631 in 2020–2024 (+4.5%), a measurable increase.
What ZIP codes are in Spring Garden Township?
The ZIP code that covers Spring Garden Township is 17403.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 17403?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 17403 is $1,129 (±$67) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Spring Garden township, York County, Pennsylvania
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Spring Garden township, York County, Pennsylvania
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Spring Garden township, York County, Pennsylvania
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Spring Garden township, York County, Pennsylvania
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Spring Garden township, York County, Pennsylvania
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Spring Garden township, York County, Pennsylvania
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Spring Garden township, York County, Pennsylvania
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: York-Hanover, PA MSA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: York-Hanover, PA MSA
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- 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 Spring Garden township, York County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:73168, in state:42 county:133).
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 .