Montgomery County · Pennsylvania · Northeast · 16k residents
Horsham, PA: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Horsham: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Pennsylvania median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,749/wk. Pennsylvania's corporate income tax rate is 7.99%. Commercial electricity averages 11.0¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,749/wk
Corporate income tax
7.99%
Bachelor's degree or higher
43.7%
Commercial electricity
11.0¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Horsham's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
31/100
Cooling
Ranks Horsham's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $388,500 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $175 |
| Property tax rate | 1.5% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,302/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,491/mo |
| State & local income tax | 4.57% |
| Sales tax | 6.34% |
| Corporate income tax | 7.99% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,749/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 43.7% |
| Commercial electricity | 11.0¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 33.2/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $133,040 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $101,180 |
| Wage: General manager | $121,630 |
| Wage: Customer service | $47,070 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $36,800 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $59,370 |
| Wage: Electrician | $74,590 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $34,810 |
| Cost of living index | 102 |
| Groceries index | 100 |
| Utilities | $180/mo |
| Transit pass | $96/mo |
| Gas price | $3.45/gal |
| Healthcare index | 100 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,150/mo |
| Median household income | $94,987 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4% |
| Population | 16k |
| Crime index | 40/100 |
| School rating | 6.3/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 97/100 |
| Avg. commute | 27 min |
| Sunny days / year | 180 days |
| July high | 85°F |
| January low | 24°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | +1.1% |
| Home price MoM | +0.1% |
| Rent YoY | +3.7% |
| Rent MoM | -0.8% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | -0.3% |
| Building permits YoY | -22.4% |
| Ocean coast | 59 mi |
| Big lake | 127 mi |
| Mountains | 61 mi |
| Major airport | 22 mi |
| Ski resort | 61 mi |
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- Is Horsham a good place to run a business?
- Pennsylvania's corporate income tax rate is 7.99%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,749/wk; commercial electricity averages 11.0¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Horsham, PA?
- Horsham indexes at 102 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,491/mo and a acs median home value of $388,500.
- How much does a house cost in Horsham?
- The acs median home value in Horsham is $388,500 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Horsham?
- A two-bedroom in Horsham rents for about $1,491/mo.