Valley ViewPA
2,981 residents make their home in this town in Pennsylvania.
Is Valley View a good place to live?
13% of residents are 65 or older in Valley View, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 18%. We don’t grade Valley View yet; the figures below are still real.
Moving to Valley View: who provides what
Valley View is unincorporated, so York County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Valley View.
The biggest natural risk in Valley View is inland flooding, at a low overall level
FEMA puts 64% of Valley View’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 17% to hurricanes. Compared with 77% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Valley View’s year
A winter brings about 29 inches of snow, with January nights at 22° and July afternoons at 85°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Valley View skews younger than Pennsylvania
35% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 35% across Pennsylvania. People 65 and older are 13% of residents (20% statewide); children under 18 are 27% of residents (21% statewide). For Valley View, the age of the median resident is 36.3 years.
| Valley View | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 36.3 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 96% are women (PA 50%).
| Valley View | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.4% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.6% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.2% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.7% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.7% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.3% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 19% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.3% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.3% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.6% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,000, single groups can be off by several points
Valley View has 0.8 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Valley View: 1.9% of working residents work locally. The median commute is under 7 miles. The average commute for Valley View comes to 21 minutes. The top destinations are York (12%), Springettsbury Township (11%) and Spring Garden Township (7%).
| Valley View | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Valley View is
The share of adults in Valley View who have diabetes: 11%. 19% of adults binge drink locally.
| Valley View | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Valley View | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.9% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Valley View
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Valley View
About 5 of every 100 Valley View residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Valley View’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Valley View.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spring Garden Township | #561 | B | C+ | — | B+ | C |
| York | #1023 | D | B | C− | D− | D− |
| Queens Gate | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| York Township | #542 | B | C− | — | A− | B− |
Spring Garden Township and York Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Valley View and Queens Gate aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Valley View with a neighbor →
Questions about Valley View
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Valley View, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Valley View yet; the figures below are still real.