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40.52° N · 80.22° W · GEOID 4211348

Carnot-Moon

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania · part of the Pittsburgh, PA metro

PennsylvaniaCarnot-Moon, PACarnot-MoonCarnot-Moon

The short answer

Carnot-Moon is home to 13,534 people. Median household income is $100,714 a year and median rent is $1,214 a month, 14.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $264,200, about 2.6x annual median household income.

Carnot-Moon stands out on value for money. Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 98 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings. Also notable: OpenStreetMap shows 1.5 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 94% of places its size.

82OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Strong

Carnot-Moon scores better than 82% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 61st of 271 in Pennsylvania.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%89
Economy 20%59
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%46
Education 10%82
Commute 10%21
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,214
11% below the median place
Median household income
$100,714
25% above the median place
Median home value
$264,200
17% below the median place
Unemployment
5.0%
2% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Carnot-Moon

  • Affordability35% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 92% of the 2,222 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Carnot-Moon

Allegheny County loses about 7.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in32,390
Moved out39,397
Net−7,007

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Westmoreland County, PA2,7763,762−986
Washington County, PA2,0193,265−1,246
Butler County, PA1,7132,910−1,197
Beaver County, PA1,2101,833−623
Cook County, IL318421−103
New York County, NY410

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within PennsylvaniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$73K
Leavers$91K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Allegheny County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.9% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Allegheny County report $72,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $90,900, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$48,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,214 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,993 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $264,200.
Getting to work
30 minutes each way on average; 18.2% work from home; 5.4% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Orange City, IA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
2.9%
47% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
6.4%
12% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-7.1
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCarnot-MoonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year16.4%12% above
Moved from another state12.9%47% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-7.1below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$72,8103% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$90,89529% above
02

What it costs to live here

The median rent takes 14.5% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 91% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Carnot-Moon14.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$48,560
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
14.5%
29% below the median place
Home price to income
2.6x
31% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
14%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$87,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Carnot-Moon, $1,214 a month, and local prices for everything else (99.3 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Carnot-Moon, but easier on the budget

Places that match Carnot-Moon on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Orange City, IA9111.5% vs 14.5%n/aCompare
Los Alamos, NM8811.6% vs 14.5%n/aCompare

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Renters paying 30%+1
35.1%
31% below the median place
Property tax rate1
1.7%
84% above the median place
Median year built1
1971
0% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureCarnot-MoonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,21411% below
Rent to income114.5%29% below
Property tax rate11.7%84% above
Home price to income12.6x31% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure94.76% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,38914% below
HUD area median income4County figure$110,4003% above
Property tax paid (median)1$4,40435% above
Median home value1$264,20017% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure3.2%0% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure40.0%22% below
Homeownership163.4%4% below
Renters paying 30%+135.1%31% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,9936% above
Vacant homes15.9%16% below
Median year built119710% below
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 4.7%, 56% below the median place.

Poverty rate1
4.7%
56% below the median place
Mean commute1
30 min
22% above the median place
Income per person1
$51,090
27% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home18.2% +47%
Median household income$100,714 +25%
Unemployment5.0% +2%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCarnot-MoonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$100,71425% above
Income per person1$51,09027% above
Unemployment15.0%2% above
Average annual pay6County figure$81,25323% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.8%3% above
Jobs6County figure670,169345% above
Poverty rate14.7%56% below
Mean commute130 min22% above
Works from home118.2%47% above
Commutes by transit1County figure5.4%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 97.5%, 6% above the median place.

High school or higher1
97.5%
6% above the median place
No health insurance1
3.3%
48% below the median place
Median age1
33.7
14% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher52.8% +65%
Household size2.4 −4%
Born abroad7.4% −16%
Homes with broadband91.9% −0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureCarnot-MoonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population113,5343253rd largest
Median age133.714% below
Bachelor's or higher152.8%65% above
High school or higher197.5%6% above
Household size12.44% below
Born abroad17.4%16% below
No health insurance13.3%48% below
Homes with broadband191.9%0% below
05

Life in Carnot-Moon

OpenStreetMap shows 0 libraries per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 86% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places we track.

275 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 11 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents1.5 −85%
Playgrounds per 10k10.3 +10%
Grocery stores per 10k4.4 2.1×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k22.9 2.1×
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −80%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi2.0 9.6×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Friendship Hill 53 miles
  • Fort Necessity National Battlefield 59 miles
  • First Ladies National Historic Site 64 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars26.2 +26%
Shops32.1 +6%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.4 +32%
Doctors' offices and clinics26.5 +31%
Child care centers3.2 +39%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
53.4
73% above the median place
Public schools12
276
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
141,392
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureCarnot-MoonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure276above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure141,392above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure13.115% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure26.226% above
Shops per 10k8County figure32.16% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure5.432% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure26.531% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure3.239% above
Parks per 10k91.585% below
Playgrounds per 10k910.310% above
Grocery stores per 10k94.4109% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k922.9105% above
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.480% below
Transit stops per sq mi92.0above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1053.473% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1020% above
National Register listings11County figure275above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Natural hazard risk is 98.1, 6% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Carnot-Moon. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk14
98.1
6% above the median place
Good air days15
46.0%
33% below the median place
Median air quality index15
52
21% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureCarnot-MoonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure84°F4% below
January average low13County figure21°F16% below
Average temperature13County figure52°F6% below
Annual precipitation13County figure41.2 in6% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure98.16% above
Hurricane risk14County figure75.97% above
Tornado risk14County figure91.212% above
Wildfire risk14County figure60.41% below
Heat wave risk14County figure94.35% above
Median air quality index15County figure5221% above
Good air days15County figure46.0%33% below
08

Carnot-Moon in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 14% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Carnot-Moon does better than 89% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 25%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,214/mo (2024)$1,560/mo$1,280 to $1,900/mo+4.3%
Median household income$100,714 (2024)$129,000$109,000 to $152,500+4.2%
Median home value$264,200 (2024)$373,000$271,000 to $513,000+5.9%

The median home would be worth 2.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Carnot-Moon

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Chatham, IL$1,256$106,773Compare
Ankeny, IA$1,319$108,198Compare
North Liberty, IA$1,246$102,102Compare
Edwardsville, IL$1,306$86,721Compare
Edwardsville, ILNorth Liberty, IAAnkeny, IAChatham, ILCarnot-Moon, PACarnot-MoonChathamAnkenyNorth LibertyEdwardsvilleCarnot-MoonChathamAnkenyEdwardsville

Places built like Carnot-Moon

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Carnot-Moon performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Carnot-Moon, PA14.5%6.7%/yrn/a
Lower Allen, PA15.9%3.6%/yrn/aCompare
Matawan, NJ17.7%4.3%/yr2.2%Compare
Perkasie, PA15.4%3.9%/yr2.1%Compare
Marlton, NJ21.8%3.6%/yrn/aCompare
Willow Grove, PA21.6%4.4%/yrn/aCompare
Horsham, PA18.3%3.0%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Carnot-Moon a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 82 out of 100, better than 82% of the places we rate and 61st of 271 in Pennsylvania. 35% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 92% of the 2,222 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 87 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Carnot-Moon expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 14.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $264,200.

What salary do you need to live in Carnot-Moon?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $48,560 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Carnot-Moon?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Chatham, IL, Ankeny, IA, North Liberty, IA and Edwardsville, IL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Carnot-Moon with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Carnot-Moon itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/carnot-moon-pennsylvania

Citytistics. “Carnot-Moon, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/carnot-moon-pennsylvania/

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