Salisbury Township climbs from about 220 feet along the Lehigh River up to 1,030 feet at Big Rock County Park, and that grade shows up in the housing stock too — a lot of the split-levels and two-story colonials here were built into sloped lots near South Mountain, which means an extra half-flight of stairs indoors on top of whatever's outside. With roughly 5,595 housing units packed into established suburban-density blocks bordering Allentown and Bethlehem, most of what gets installed in Salisbury Township is a straight or gently curved rail on an interior staircase, not some elaborate custom unit. Between the terrain and a housing stock that's mostly decades-old single-family homes, a stairlift here solves a problem the land itself created.
Why a stairlift installed in Salisbury, PA is planned around the way this specific community lives, not stamped out from a one-size-fits-all template.
The township has notably hilly terrain, with elevations ranging from about 220 feet along the Lehigh River to 1,030 feet at Big Rock County Park, and South Mountain forming its southeastern border via Upper Saucon Township.
Source ↗Salisbury Township had 5,595 housing units at an average density of 495.1 units per square mile as of the 2010 census, consistent with established suburban single-family development bordering Allentown and Bethlehem.
Source ↗Salisbury Township is relatively prosperous, with an estimated 2014 median household income of $69,685 and median family income of $84,429, and is served by the nearby Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest medical campus.
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| Your option | Upfront cost | 10-year total |
|---|---|---|
| Stairlift Installation Best value Professional install by All American Stairlifts, Salisbury PA | $3,150 – $16,800 One-time | $3,150 – $16,800 Lifetime use |
| Moving to a single-story home Selling, buying, closing, moving costs in the Lehigh market | $50,000+ Plus relocation stress | $50,000+ Loss of community ties |
| Assisted living facility Lehigh County average, private room | $4,500/mo Recurring | $540,000 And rising annually |
| In-home caregiver (8 hrs/day) Licensed home health aide, Florida market rates | $6,000/mo Recurring | $730,000+ Before wage increases |
| Home elevator installation Requires shaft construction, permits, months of work | $25,000 to $50,000 Plus renovation | $28,000 to $55,000 Includes maintenance |
Sources: AARP Cost of Care Survey 2025, Genworth Cost of Care Study, and Pennsylvania Department of Elder Affairs. Figures reflect Salisbury metro averages.
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Luis installed a straight rail on our colonial staircase off South Pike Avenue. The house was built in 1957 — narrow treads, steep rise, plaster walls. His crew bolted everything to the treads in about three hours. Not a scratch on the walls. My husband uses it twice a day now to get to the bedroom. It just works.
We have a split-level with a half-turn landing at the top — I never thought a rail could follow that geometry. Luis measured with a laser for about an hour, and four weeks later the curved rail fit perfectly. The seat parks at the upper landing, out of the way. My father-in-law moved in with us last fall and this lift gave him the upstairs.
Our Cape Cod off Summit Lawn has steep stairs and a tight turn at the bottom. I was worried nothing would fit. Luis took measurements at three points on the staircase, spec'd an offset hinge to clear the newel post, and the install took under four hours. My mom had been sleeping on the pull-out couch for six months. Not anymore.
We needed an outdoor unit for the porch steps — our house sits on a slope off Lindberg Avenue and the stairs ice over from December through March. Luis installed a weather-sealed rail with a cover. It has worked through two Lehigh Valley winters now, including that February storm that dropped 12 inches. The battery backup kept it running when the power was out.
Newer construction in Salisbury Hills, but the upstairs was the problem — my dad's bedroom and the only full bath are on the second floor. Luis put in a straight rail on the carpeted stairs, carpet-friendly mounting, and matched the seat color to the runner. Took a morning. Dad's getting to his own room and bathroom again. Worth every penny.
My brother uses a wheelchair and we needed the platform lift — not a seat. Luis installed the indoor inclined platform with the yellow safety edges and flat black deck on our two-story near Fountain Hill. The lift handles 600 pounds and the controls are simple enough that my brother operates it himself. Three years in, zero service calls.
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(800) 965-0350 Call Now. It's FreeSalisbury Township stretches across about 11 square miles of Lehigh County, bordered by Allentown to the north and west, Bethlehem and Fountain Hill to the east, and Emmaus to the south. Western Salisbury holds mid-century ranches and split-levels off South Pike Avenue, where 1950s plaster walls mean we bolt every rail to the treads, not the wall. Summit Lawn and Farmington in the eastern wards have older Capes with tight bottom turns. The Devonshire corridor runs to larger colonials with half-turn landings, while Salisbury Hills is newer 2000s construction with carpeted stairs. Porch entries near South Mountain Preserve and along Lindberg Avenue ice over from December through March. We also serve neighboring Emmaus, Fountain Hill and Allentown.
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Stairlift Types
Most common · From $2,800
Fits the straight staircases in Salisbury's mid-century colonials and split-levels. Rail bolts to the treads — no drywall work on those 1950s plaster walls off South Pike Avenue.
vs Curved: 3x less expensive and installed in one visit. vs Home elevator: 10-15x less cost and no construction. vs Moving bedroom downstairs: Keeps your home exactly as it is.
Custom-built · From $9,000
For Salisbury homes with landings, half-turns, or staircases that wrap, common in the Devonshire-area colonials. A one-hour laser measurement on site captures every angle and rise.
vs Straight with landing break: One smooth ride instead of transferring seats. vs Home elevator: Half the cost, no construction permits, no shaft needed. vs Moving: A fraction of what selling and relocating costs.
Weatherproof · From $4,000
IP55-rated, marine-grade finish. Handles Lehigh Valley freeze-thaw cycles and January ice. Popular for porch stairs off Lindberg Avenue and homes near South Mountain Preserve.
vs Standard stairlift outdoors: Won't rust, seize, or void its warranty. vs Exterior ramp: No permits, no concrete work, no lost yard. vs Home entry renovation: Installed in a single day.
600 lb Rated · From $5,050
Reinforced rail and a wider seat for Salisbury residents who need extra capacity. Same DC motor and battery backup as the standard models.
vs Standard stairlift: Extra capacity and wider seat for maximum comfort. vs Custom furniture lift: A fraction of the price with faster install. vs Home elevator: Much lower cost with the same weight confidence.
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It depends on the staircase, not the town. A straight run — common in the split-levels and colonials built along the township's flatter blocks — costs less than a curved rail, which you'll need if the staircase turns or has a landing partway up, more typical on the homes built into the hillside lots near South Mountain. I quote every job after walking the actual stairs; two houses on the same street can price differently because one has a 90-degree turn and the other doesn't.
With homeownership at 82.5% in Salisbury Township, most of the calls I get are from someone who owns the house and plans to stay — that usually points toward buying rather than renting, since you'll get years of use out of it. Renting makes more sense for a short-term recovery, like someone home from Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest after surgery and only expecting to need it a few months.
A yearly service check and a battery swap every few years is about it — the units are built to sit on a staircase and run daily for a decade-plus. I tell Salisbury Township customers to budget for a basic maintenance visit the same way they would for a furnace or water heater.
Most of the staircases I see here are straight runs in split-level or colonial homes from the township's main build-out era, and a straight rail install is usually done in a few hours, same day. Curved staircases — more common where a home was built into the sloped lots near South Mountain — take longer because the rail has to be custom-measured and fabricated first.
No. The rail bolts to the treads of the staircase, not the wall, so drywall and trim stay untouched. On the older housing stock here — a lot of it dating to the township's mid-century suburban expansion — that matters, because the stair treads are usually solid wood that holds a bracket well.
Yes. Salisbury Township's terrain runs from about 220 feet near the Lehigh River up to 1,030 feet at Big Rock County Park, so plenty of homes here have stairs that aren't perfectly level top to bottom. The rail gets custom-fit to the actual pitch and any landing, so a sloped lot doesn't change what's possible — it just changes the measuring and fabrication time for a curved unit.
Yes — if you qualify for Pennsylvania's Community HealthChoices (CHC) Waiver, home adaptations including stairlifts are covered. There's no fixed statewide cap; your CHC Managed Care Organization authorizes an amount based on assessed medical need. Call the CHC Independent Enrollment Broker at 1-833-735-4416, or ask about the OBRA / Independence Waiver, which covers the same kind of environmental adaptation through OLTL.
Lehigh County Aging & Adult Services runs the OPTIONS Program for seniors 60+ who aren't on Medicaid — state-funded, with a sliding-scale co-pay based on income, and Medicare or private insurance gets billed first. Reach the local Area Agency on Aging at (610) 782-3200, or ask about their Caregiver Support Program, which reimburses up to a $2,000 lifetime grant for home modifications.
The Lehigh County Whole-Home Repairs Program, run through the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley, covers up to $50,000 per owner-occupied unit for home repair and accessibility work, including stairlifts — call CACLV's Mike Handzo at (484) 821-2203. Veterans should also ask about the VA's HISA grant (up to $6,800 service-connected, $2,000 non-service-connected) for the structural-alteration piece, plus VA Prosthetics for the stairlift itself, which isn't capped the same way.
Salisbury Stairlift Specialist · 15+ yrs
I've measured staircases on streets that climb right up toward South Mountain, and homeowners are sometimes surprised the lift itself doesn't care about the hill outside — it only cares about the flight inside the house. Salisbury's a place where people bought their home decades ago and have no intention of leaving just because the stairs got harder, and with Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest a short drive away, a good number of my customers are coming home from a hip or knee procedure and need the lift in before discharge. Incomes here are solid, but that doesn't mean people want to pay full price out of pocket, so I walk almost every household through the funding options before we even talk equipment.
Salisbury Township sits at a crossroads — close enough to Allentown that everything's reachable, but quiet enough that families stay for decades. That stability means a lot of older adults are aging in homes they bought in the 1970s and '80s, with staircases that were never built for declining mobility.
A stairlift keeps them in those homes without forcing a move at the worst possible time. The rail bolts to the treads, not your plaster walls, and most installs finish in an afternoon. Call Luis at (800) 965-0350 for a free in-home assessment — measure on the spot, written quote, no pressure.
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