Mold remediation in Straban Township
Straban is genuinely mixed by age: about one home in eight predates 1940 and the rest is later, with a median of 1979.
Reading the housing data
The Census reports 12.5 percent of housing built before 1940 and 17.6 percent before 1950, against a 1979 median. A township with that spread contains housing from very different eras, which is the main reason generic advice fits it badly.
| Median year built | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Built before 1940 | 12.5% |
| Built before 1950 | 17.6% |
| Housing units | 1,995 |
| Owner occupied | 86.5% |
| Population, 2020 Census | 4,851 (approximate) |
| County | Adams County |
| Location | about 6 miles northeast |
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates (tables B25035, B25034, B25003), accessed via the Census Reporter API, retrieved 2026-09-15. 2020 Census figures as cited by each municipality’s Wikipedia article, retrieved 2026-09-15. Secondary source. Straban Township’s 2020 figure could not be confirmed against a primary Census table and is carried as approximate.
What building age does and does not tell you
Because building practice changed a great deal across those decades, two houses a mile apart can behave differently for reasons that have nothing to do with the weather they share. That is a general observation about age, and which pattern applies to a particular house is a question for an inspection.
Local detail
Owner occupancy runs 86.5 percent, among the highest here, so most decisions are made by the person who will live with the outcome. The township sits about 6 miles northeast of Gettysburg borough.
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