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40.64° N · 79.15° W · GEOID 4213400

Chevy Chase Heights

Indiana County, Pennsylvania · part of the Indiana, PA metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_household_income

PennsylvaniaChevy Chase Heights, PAChevy Chase HeightsChevy Chase Heights

The short answer

Chevy Chase Heights is home to 1,101 people. Median household income is $60,208 a year and median rent is $825 a month, 16.4% 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 $136,800, about 2.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$825
40% below the median place
Median household income
$60,208
25% below the median place
Median home value
$136,800
57% below the median place
Unemployment
6.7%
38% 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 Chevy Chase Heights

  • Households average 1.72 people, smaller than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places.
  • The median home is worth 2.3 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 90% of places its size.
  • Renters occupy 49% of homes, more than in 88% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 48 years old, older than in 88% of places its size.
  • 23.0% of residents live below the poverty line, more than in 86% of places its size.
01

Moving to Chevy Chase Heights

Indiana County gains about 1.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,517
Moved out2,442
Net+75

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within PennsylvaniaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$48K
Leavers$50K

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

Who moves here
0.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Indiana County report $48,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $49,800.
Income you would need
$33,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $825 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,584 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $136,800.
Getting to work
16 minutes each way on average; 9.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Manchester, IA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
0.0%
below the median place (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in6
$48,185
32% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureChevy Chase HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year10.0%below (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure1.2above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$48,18532% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$49,80229% below
02

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 2.3x, 40% below the median place.

Chevy Chase Heights16.4%
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
$33,000
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
16.4%
20% below the median place
Home price to income
2.3x
40% 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
$50,100
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Property tax rate1
2.2%
145% above the median place
Median home value1
$136,800
57% below the median place
Homeownership1
51.0%
23% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureChevy Chase HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$82540% below
Rent to income116.4%20% below
Property tax rate12.2%145% above
Home price to income12.3x40% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,01437% below
HUD area median income3County figure$83,80022% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,0447% below
Median home value1$136,80057% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure1.1%66% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure33.6%35% below
Homeownership151.0%23% below
Renters paying 30%+1County figure49.1%3% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,58415% below
Vacant homes1County figure13.7%93% above
Median year built119720% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
16 min
36% below the median place
Poverty rate1
23.0%
113% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureChevy Chase HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1County figure$60,20825% below
Income per person1$40,5901% above
Unemployment1County figure6.7%38% above
Average annual pay5County figure$57,73812% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.6%3% below
Jobs5County figure28,04481% below
Poverty rate123.0%113% above
Mean commute116 min36% below
Works from home1County figure9.5%24% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 1.7, 31% below the median place.

Household size1
1.7
31% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
78.6%
15% below the median place
Median age1
48.0
23% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureChevy Chase HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,1016646th largest
Median age148.023% above
Bachelor's or higher128.8%10% below
High school or higher193.2%1% above
Household size11.731% below
Born abroad1County figure2.4%72% below
No health insurance1County figure7.2%12% above
Homes with broadband178.6%15% below
05

Life in Chevy Chase Heights

23 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k18.2 +63%
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 bars18.2 −13%
Shops33.1 +9%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.6 −37%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.9 −11%
Child care centers2.3 +0%

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

Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
2.6
37% below the median place
Students per teacher10
12.6
18% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
18.2
13% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureChevy Chase HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure22144% above
Public school students10County figure8,47073% above
Students per teacher10County figure12.618% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure18.213% below
Shops per 10k7County figure33.19% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure2.637% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure17.911% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.30% above
Parks per 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k818.263% above
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure2377% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 32.1, 64% 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 Chevy Chase Heights. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk12
32.1
64% below the median place
July average high11
82°F
6% below the median place
Natural hazard risk12
63.7
31% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureChevy Chase HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure82°F6% below
January average low11County figure18°F27% below
Average temperature11County figure49°F10% below
Annual precipitation11County figure46.5 in6% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure63.731% below
Hurricane risk12County figure70.80% above
Tornado risk12County figure42.648% below
Wildfire risk12County figure38.038% below
Heat wave risk12County figure32.164% below
Median air quality index13County figure399% below
Good air days13County figure74.8%9% above
08

Chevy Chase Heights in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 19% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 19% 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$825/mo (2024)$1,060/mo$870 to $1,290/mo+4.2%
Median household income$51,930 (2024)$66,500$56,500 to $79,000+4.2%
Median home value$136,800 (2024)$181,000$131,000 to $249,000+4.7%

The median home would be worth 2.7 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 Chevy Chase Heights

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

PlaceRentIncome
Manchester, IA$802$61,191Compare
Oneida, NY$903$61,597Compare
Hubbard, OH$799$62,593Compare
Weirton, WV$746$59,575Compare
Weirton, WVHubbard, OHOneida, NYManchester, IAChevy Chase Heights, PAManchesterOneidaHubbardWeirtonManchesterOneidaHubbardWeirton

Common questions

Is Chevy Chase Heights a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Households average 1.72 people, smaller than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places. The median home is worth 2.3 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 90% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 31 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Chevy Chase Heights expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.4% 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 $136,800.

What salary do you need to live in Chevy Chase Heights?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $33,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Chevy Chase Heights?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Manchester, IA, Oneida, NY, Hubbard, OH and Weirton, WV.

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. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. 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.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 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
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. 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 Chevy Chase Heights with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Chevy Chase Heights itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/chevy-chase-heights-pennsylvania

Citytistics. “Chevy Chase Heights, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/chevy-chase-heights-pennsylvania/

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