Photo: User:karthik_sripal · CC BY-SA 3.0Even on the area’s higher pay, Tredyffrin Township costs more to live in than 91% of U.S. towns
It ranks #987 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania for affordability. Home prices around Tredyffrin Township have risen about 50% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 209 new homes in 2025.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area ($91K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade measures what housing costs against what households in the area earn. Tredyffrin Township’s area earns well above the typical U.S. town ($91K against $74K), but homes, rent and taxes here run higher still. Owners keep up better than renters: 16% of owners pay 30% or more of income for housing (typical U.S. town: 20%), against 39% of renters.
In dollars
- $2,450a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 103prices across the Philadelphia metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 113)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 7.8 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$91K, Philadelphia-area income
- 28%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 39%of renters pay 30%+ of income for housing; across Pennsylvania: 48%Census 2020–24
- 16%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
The short version on homes in Tredyffrin Township
A burst of building in 2025
Tredyffrin Township permitted 209 new homes in 2025, 97% of them in buildings with two or more homes, against about 10 in a typical year of the past decade. That’s 6.5 per 1,000 residents, against 2 across Pennsylvania. New homes ↓
Homes haven’t kept up with new residents
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Tredyffrin Township gained 2,595 residents while 118 new homes were permitted: about 22 new residents per new home, against 1.4 across Pennsylvania. New homes ↓
Written from the data on this page. There’s no Zillow index for Tredyffrin Township, so the typical value is an estimate: the Census median carried forward with the federal house price index; permits are Census figures through 2025; incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Tredyffrin Township’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Tredyffrin Township is more affordable than 9% of U.S. towns, #987 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Property tax pulls the grade down most; the share of households paying 30%+ for housing holds it up.
Home prices up 50% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Tredyffrin Township rose 50% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Pennsylvania. Last year prices rose 7.1%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Tredyffrin Township home at roughly $882,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $882K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Tredyffrin Township, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A typical home costs 7.8 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Tredyffrin Township’s own median, or type yours.
That’s $534K short of a typical Tredyffrin Township home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,450 a month here, $2,930 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Tredyffrin Township’s typical property tax (1.03% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,450
Renters already here pay a median of $2,105, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
209 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 209 new homes in Tredyffrin Township in 2025: 7 single-family houses and 202 in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $65 million to build. That's 6.5 per 1,000 residents, faster than across Pennsylvania (2). Over the past 10 years, Tredyffrin Township has permitted 300 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Tredyffrin Township gained 2,595 residents while 118 new homes were permitted: about 22 new residents per new home. Population grew faster than building, so existing homes filled up: a sign of tight supply. Across Pennsylvania: 1.4 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 107 | 3 | 104 | $33.2 million |
| 2025 | 209 | 7 | 202 | $65 million |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 6 | $3.6 million |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 19 | 13 | 6 | $9.5 million |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 63 | 63 | 0 | $20.2 million |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $5.3 million |
| 2014 | 17 | 17 | 0 | $9.3 million |
| 2013 | 15 | 15 | 0 | $10.5 million |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $2.7 million |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $4.1 million |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $5 million |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $5.8 million |
| 2008 | 20 | 20 | 0 | $11.1 million |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $4.5 million |
| 2006 | 32 | 32 | 0 | $9.6 million |
| 2005 | 32 | 32 | 0 | $9.6 million |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $4.1 million |
| 2003 | 13 | 13 | 0 | $3.7 million |
| 2002 | 18 | 18 | 0 | $4.9 million |
| 2001 | 25 | 25 | 0 | $6.8 million |
| 2000 | 19 | 19 | 0 | $6.9 million |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
High tax bills, but a low tax rate
The median bill is $7,320 (Pennsylvania: $3,311), because homes cost more. As a share of value it’s 1.03% a year, against 1.30% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
The rest of a budget near Tredyffrin Township
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, or Pennsylvania. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 103 | PA 98 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 97 | PA 99 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 114 | PA 109 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 103 | PA 100 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
Tredyffrin Township vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Tredyffrin Township. Easttown Township and Willistown Township and Schuylkill Township and Upper Merion Township have no Zillow value, so they are in the table only.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tredyffrin Township | D | — | $710K | 1.03% | $2,450 |
| Upper Merion Township | D | — | $455K | 0.91% | $2,490 |
| Easttown Township | D | — | $853K | 1.15% | $2,260 |
| King of Prussia | – | $499K | $436K | 0.91% | $2,490 |
| Berwyn | – | $980K | $639K | 1.11% | $2,270 |
| Willistown Township | D | — | $618K | 0.98% | $2,380 |
| Paoli | – | $631K | $481K | 0.88% | $2,370 |
| Schuylkill Township | C− | — | $602K | 1.35% | $2,080 |
“—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures. “—” under Cost: not graded (too little Census data, or under 1,000 residents).
Questions about the cost of living in Tredyffrin Township
Is Tredyffrin Township expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Tredyffrin Township costs more than 91% of U.S. towns: a D for cost of living, #987 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The typical home costs 7.8 years of the median household income of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area ($91K).
How much is rent in Tredyffrin Township?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $2,450 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $2,105 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Tredyffrin Township?
The median bill is $7,320 a year, 1.03% of the median home value (Pennsylvania: $3,311, 1.30%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What Tredyffrin Township buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.