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40.69° N · 77.59° W · GEOID 4213596

Church Hill

Mifflin County, Pennsylvania · part of the Lewistown, PA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Church Hill is home to 1,673 people. Median household income is $78,500 a year and median rent is $978 a month, 15.0% 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 $203,000, about 2.6x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$978
28% below the median place
Median household income
$78,500
2% below the median place
Median home value
$203,000
36% below the median place
Unemployment
2.7%
46% 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 Church Hill

  • 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 209 Pennsylvania places.
  • The median resident is 50.1 years old, older than in 92% of places its size.
  • Households average 2.07 people, smaller than in 89% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes only 15.0% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 83% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 2.6 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 81% of places its size.
01

Moving to Church Hill

Mifflin County gains about 1.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,115
Moved out1,042
Net+73

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$46K
Leavers$50K

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

Who moves here
2.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.4% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Mifflin County report $46,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $50,100, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$39,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $978 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,327 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $203,000.
Getting to work
21 minutes each way on average; 6.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Middleburg Heights, OH matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.4%
80% below the median place
Income of households moving in6
$46,387
34% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
2.7%
53% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureChurch HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure2.7%53% below
Moved from another state1County figure0.4%80% below
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure1.9above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$46,38734% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$50,10929% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 15.0%, 26% below the median place.

Church Hill15.0%
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
$39,120
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.0%
26% below the median place
Home price to income
2.6x
32% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$67,300
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Church Hill, 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
Rainsville, AL8.4% vs 15.0%n/aCompare

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,327
29% below the median place
Median home value1
$203,000
36% below the median place
Homeownership1
76.7%
15% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureChurch HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$97828% below
Rent to income115.0%26% below
Property tax rate11.3%43% above
Home price to income12.6x32% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,01437% below
HUD area median income3County figure$81,40024% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,64619% below
Median home value1$203,00036% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure10.5%229% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure59.9%16% above
Homeownership176.7%15% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure38.7%23% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,32729% below
Vacant homes1County figure13.8%95% above
Median year built119810% above
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
21 min
15% below the median place
Income per person1
$39,320
2% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureChurch HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$78,5002% below
Income per person1$39,3202% below
Unemployment1County figure2.7%46% below
Average annual pay5County figure$54,31118% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.9%5% above
Jobs5County figure17,22989% below
Poverty rate1County figure16.2%51% above
Mean commute121 min15% below
Works from home1County figure6.6%47% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
0.0%
below the median place (median 8.8%)
Median age1
50.1
28% above the median place
Household size1
2.1
17% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher95.7% +4%
Homes with broadband91.2% −1%
Bachelor's or higher31.1% −3%
All 8 people measures
MeasureChurch HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,6736646th largest
Median age150.128% above
Bachelor's or higher131.1%3% below
High school or higher195.7%4% above
Household size12.117% below
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1County figure12.8%100% above
Homes with broadband191.2%1% below
05

Life in Church Hill

10 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 10k41.8 3.8×
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 bars18.5 −11%
Shops38.0 +25%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.0 −51%
Doctors' offices and clinics15.4 −24%
Child care centers0.9 −61%

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

Child care centers per 10k7
0.9
61% below the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
2.0
51% below the median place
Students per teacher10
11.9
23% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureChurch HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure1122% above
Public school students10County figure4,7743% below
Students per teacher10County figure11.923% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure18.511% below
Shops per 10k7County figure38.025% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure2.051% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure15.424% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure0.961% below
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 10k841.8275% 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 figure1023% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 42.7, 53% 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 Church Hill. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk12
42.7
53% below the median place
Wildfire risk12
26.6
57% below the median place
Natural hazard risk12
69.3
25% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureChurch HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure84°F4% below
January average low11County figure21°F19% below
Average temperature11County figure51°F7% below
Annual precipitation11County figure42.8 in2% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure69.325% below
Hurricane risk12County figure77.39% above
Tornado risk12County figure41.849% below
Wildfire risk12County figure26.657% below
Heat wave risk12County figure42.753% below
08

Church Hill 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 15% 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$978/mo (2024)$1,250/mo$1,030 to $1,530/mo+4.2%
Median household income$78,500 (2024)$100,500$85,000 to $119,000+4.2%
Median home value$203,000 (2024)$280,000$203,000 to $386,000+5.5%

The median home would be worth 2.8 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 Church Hill

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

PlaceRentIncome
Middleburg Heights, OH$1,079$78,815Compare
Natrona Heights, PA$935$69,710Compare
Vermilion, OH$1,099$69,701Compare
Hermitage, PA$896$70,052Compare
Hermitage, PAVermilion, OHNatrona Heights, PAMiddleburg Heights, OHChurch Hill, PAChurch HillNatrona HeightsVermilionChurch HillNatrona HeightsVermilion

Common questions

Is Church Hill a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 209 Pennsylvania places. The median resident is 50.1 years old, older than in 92% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Church Hill expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.0% 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 $203,000.

What salary do you need to live in Church Hill?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $39,120 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Church Hill?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Middleburg Heights, OH, Natrona Heights, PA, Vermilion, OH and Hermitage, PA.

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

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

Citytistics. “Church Hill, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/church-hill-pennsylvania/

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