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40.59° N · 75.54° W · GEOID 4212424

Cetronia

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania · part of the Allentown, PA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Cetronia is home to 2,120 people. Median household income is $79,222 a year and median rent is $1,098 a month, 16.6% 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 $292,800, about 3.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,098
20% below the median place
Median household income
$79,222
1% below the median place
Median home value
$292,800
8% below the median place
Unemployment
5.9%
20% 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 Cetronia

  • Household income has grown -0.4% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • 90% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 90% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 49.1 years old, older than in 90% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built before 1957, older housing than in 85% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $872 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 81% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 94 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Cetronia

Lehigh County loses about 0.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in16,356
Moved out16,564
Net−208

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within PennsylvaniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$66K
Leavers$67K

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

Who moves here
5.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Lehigh County report $66,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $66,700.
Income you would need
$43,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,098 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,970 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $292,800.
Getting to work
19 minutes each way on average; 14.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Harahan, LA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Moved here in the past year1
5.0%
13% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$66,001
6% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCetroniaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.0%13% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-0.60% above
Income of households moving in7County figure$66,0016% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$66,7255% below
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Cetronia16.6%
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
$43,920
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
16.6%
19% below the median place
Home price to income
3.7x
3% 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
$66,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Cetronia, $1,098 a month, and local prices for everything else (98.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Cetronia, 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
Munroe Falls, OH12.5% vs 16.6%$6,600Compare
La Crescent, MN12.5% vs 16.6%$10,700Compare
Maryville, IL13.6% vs 16.6%$21,500Compare

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
90.1%
36% above the median place
Median year built1
1957
1% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureCetroniaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,09820% below
Rent to income116.6%19% below
Property tax rate11.3%46% above
Home price to income13.7x3% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.01% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,83914% above
HUD area median income4County figure$104,4003% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,89119% above
Median home value1$292,8008% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure6.1%92% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure61.4%19% above
Homeownership190.1%36% above
Renters paying 30%+142.1%17% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,9705% above
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119571% below
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 19 min, 24% below the median place.

Mean commute1
19 min
24% below the median place
Income per person1
$46,690
17% above the median place
Poverty rate1
8.6%
20% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCetroniaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$79,2221% below
Income per person1$46,69017% above
Unemployment1County figure5.9%20% above
Average annual pay6County figure$72,64310% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.3%11% below
Jobs6County figure203,94635% above
Poverty rate18.6%20% below
Mean commute119 min24% below
Works from home1County figure14.0%13% above
Commutes by transit10.9%9% above
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 98.5%, 7% above the median place.

High school or higher1
98.5%
7% above the median place
Median age1
49.1
26% above the median place
Household size1
2.3
10% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher44.3% +38%
No health insurance4.8% −25%
Homes with broadband93.0% +1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureCetroniaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,1206646th largest
Median age149.126% above
Bachelor's or higher144.3%38% above
High school or higher198.5%7% above
Household size12.310% below
Born abroad1County figure14.4%63% above
No health insurance14.8%25% below
Homes with broadband193.0%1% above
05

Life in Cetronia

58 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents51.9 5.1×
Playgrounds per 10k28.3 3.0×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k18.9 +69%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
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 bars19.7 −5%
Shops30.9 +2%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.5 −15%
Doctors' offices and clinics21.9 +8%
Child care centers4.0 +74%

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

Child care centers per 10k8
4.0
74% above the median place
Public school students11
56,984
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
83
above the median place (median 9)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureCetroniaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure83above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure56,984above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure14.18% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure19.75% below
Shops per 10k8County figure30.92% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.515% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure21.98% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure4.074% above
Parks per 10k951.9above (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k928.3201% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k918.969% above
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure58346% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 30.3, 50% 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 Cetronia. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk13
30.3
50% below the median place
Annual precipitation12
49.0 in
12% above the median place
Heat wave risk13
96.5
7% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureCetroniaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure86°F1% below
January average low12County figure20°F21% below
Average temperature12County figure52°F6% below
Annual precipitation12County figure49.0 in12% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure93.92% above
Hurricane risk13County figure90.228% above
Tornado risk13County figure87.47% above
Wildfire risk13County figure30.350% below
Heat wave risk13County figure96.57% above
Median air quality index14County figure415% below
Good air days14County figure72.0%5% above
08

Cetronia in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% 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$1,098/mo (2024)$1,350/mo$1,110 to $1,650/mo+3.6%
Median household income$79,222 (2024)$97,500$82,500 to $115,500+3.5%
Median home value$292,800 (2024)$412,000$299,000 to $567,000+5.8%

The median home would be worth 4.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.7 now.

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

09

Places like Cetronia

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

PlaceRentIncome
Harahan, LA$1,082$79,516Compare
Brighton, MI$1,198$80,682Compare
Mound, MN$1,098$86,675Compare
Aiken, SC$1,180$76,746Compare
Aiken, SCMound, MNBrighton, MIHarahan, LACetronia, PACetroniaHarahanBrightonMoundAikenCetroniaHarahanBrightonMoundAiken

Common questions

Is Cetronia a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Household income has grown -0.4% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. 90% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 90% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 76 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Cetronia expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.6% 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 $292,800.

What salary do you need to live in Cetronia?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $43,920 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Cetronia?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Harahan, LA, Brighton, MI, Mound, MN and Aiken, SC.

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 Cetronia with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Cetronia itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/cetronia-pennsylvania

Citytistics. “Cetronia, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/cetronia-pennsylvania/

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