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40.32° N · 80.19° W · GEOID 4211804

Cecil-Bishop

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

Limited data population under 5,000

PennsylvaniaCecil-Bishop, PACecil-BishopCecil-Bishop

The short answer

Cecil-Bishop is home to 2,910 people. Median household income is $94,267 a year and median rent is $1,352 a month, 17.2% 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 $305,500, about 3.2x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,352
1% below the median place
Median household income
$94,267
17% above the median place
Median home value
$305,500
4% below the median place
Unemployment
4.8%
2% below 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 Cecil-Bishop

  • 3.2% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 95% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 10% a year while household income rose 4.9%, so rent outran pay by more than in 89% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 83 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Cecil-Bishop

Washington County gains about 3.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in7,351
Moved out6,704
Net+647

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Allegheny County, PA3,2652,019+1,246
Greene County, PA231253−22
Ohio County, WV6469−5

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within PennsylvaniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$84K
Leavers$75K

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

Who moves here
4.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.2% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Washington County report $83,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $75,200, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$54,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,352 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,979 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $305,500.
Getting to work
28 minutes each way on average; 14.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Delaware, OH matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
1.2%
38% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
3.6
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
4.5%
21% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCecil-BishopAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.5%21% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.2%38% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure3.6above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$83,77419% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$75,2007% above
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 13.7%, 93% above the median place.

Cecil-Bishop17.2%
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
$54,080
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.2%
16% below the median place
Home price to income
3.2x
15% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
17%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$78,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Cecil-Bishop, $1,352 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 Cecil-Bishop, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Fort Wright, KY13.0% vs 17.2%$15,600Compare
Mount Horeb, WI13.8% vs 17.2%$17,500Compare

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Vacant homes1
13.7%
93% above the median place
Homeownership1
79.3%
20% above the median place
Median year built1
1976
0% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureCecil-BishopAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,3521% below
Rent to income117.2%16% below
Property tax rate11.0%5% above
Home price to income13.2x15% 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$2,92111% below
Median home value1$305,5004% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.2%33% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure36.7%29% below
Homeownership179.3%20% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure40.3%20% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,9796% above
Vacant homes113.7%93% above
Median year built119760% below
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 3.2%, 70% below the median place.

Poverty rate1
3.2%
70% below the median place
Mean commute1
28 min
11% above the median place
Median household income1
$94,267
17% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCecil-BishopAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$94,26717% above
Income per person1$46,23615% above
Unemployment1County figure4.8%2% below
Average annual pay6County figure$73,59812% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure1.8%51% below
Jobs6County figure89,39941% below
Poverty rate13.2%70% below
Mean commute128 min11% above
Works from home114.6%17% above
Commutes by transit1County figure0.7%18% below
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 98.8%, 7% above the median place.

High school or higher1
98.8%
7% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
46.6%
45% above the median place
Median age1
37.1
5% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureCecil-BishopAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,9106646th largest
Median age137.15% below
Bachelor's or higher146.6%45% above
High school or higher198.8%7% above
Household size12.51% below
Born abroad1County figure2.4%72% below
No health insurance1County figure3.9%39% below
Homes with broadband191.3%1% below
05

Life in Cecil-Bishop

100 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 4 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents6.9 −32%
Playgrounds per 10k6.9 −27%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k13.8 +23%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails4 km 2.1×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

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.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.4 −7%
Shops30.3 +0%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.5 +10%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.1 +9%
Child care centers3.5 +52%

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

Child care centers per 10k8
3.5
52% above the median place
Public schools11
54
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students11
26,079
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureCecil-BishopAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure54above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure26,079above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure13.214% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure19.47% below
Shops per 10k8County figure30.30% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.510% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure22.19% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure3.552% above
Parks per 10k96.932% below
Playgrounds per 10k96.927% below
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k913.823% above
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails94.2110% above
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure100above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 47.8, 47% below 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 Cecil-Bishop. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk13
47.8
47% below the median place
Tornado risk13
49.8
39% below the median place
July average high12
83°F
4% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureCecil-BishopAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure83°F4% below
January average low12County figure21°F17% below
Average temperature12County figure52°F6% below
Annual precipitation12County figure42.1 in4% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure83.110% below
Hurricane risk13County figure59.915% below
Tornado risk13County figure49.839% below
Wildfire risk13County figure46.125% below
Heat wave risk13County figure47.847% below
Median air quality index14County figure442% above
Good air days14County figure67.7%1% below
08

Cecil-Bishop in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 17% 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,352/mo (2024)$1,750/mo$1,440 to $2,130/mo+4.4%
Median household income$94,267 (2024)$119,500$101,000 to $141,500+4.0%
Median home value$305,500 (2024)$428,000$311,000 to $590,000+5.8%

The median home would be worth 3.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.2 now.

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

09

Places like Cecil-Bishop

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

PlaceRentIncome
Delaware, OH$1,286$99,786Compare
Drexel Hill, PA$1,357$88,168Compare
New Brighton, MN$1,397$88,521Compare
Rochester, MN$1,399$89,389Compare
Rochester, MNNew Brighton, MNDrexel Hill, PADelaware, OHCecil-Bishop, PACecil-BishopDelawareDrexel HillNew BrightonCecil-BishopDelawareDrexel HillNew Brighton

Common questions

Is Cecil-Bishop a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 3.2% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 95% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 10% a year while household income rose 4.9%, so rent outran pay by more than in 89% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 91 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Cecil-Bishop expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.2% 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 $305,500.

What salary do you need to live in Cecil-Bishop?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $54,080 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Cecil-Bishop?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Delaware, OH, Drexel Hill, PA, New Brighton, MN and Rochester, MN.

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 Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 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
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. 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 Cecil-Bishop with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Cecil-Bishop itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/cecil-bishop-pennsylvania

Citytistics. “Cecil-Bishop, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/cecil-bishop-pennsylvania/

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