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40.22° N · 79.78° W · GEOID 4215248

Collinsburg

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

Limited data population under 5,000

PennsylvaniaCollinsburg, PACollinsburgCollinsburg

The short answer

Collinsburg is home to 1,328 people. Median household income is $56,616 a year and median rent is $1,426 a month, 30.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $140,600, about 2.5x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,426
4% above the median place
Median household income
$56,616
29% below the median place
Median home value
$140,600
56% 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 Collinsburg

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 9.5% a year while household income rose -5.2%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 271 Pennsylvania places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $310 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 98% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places.
  • The median rent takes 30.2% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 95% of places its size.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $39,800 a year left, less than in 90% of places its size.
  • 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 89% of places its size.
01

Moving to Collinsburg

Westmoreland County gains about 2.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in10,451
Moved out9,592
Net+859

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Allegheny County, PA3,7622,776+986
Armstrong County, PA423440−17

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within PennsylvaniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$68K
Leavers$64K

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

Who moves here
3.7% 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 Westmoreland County report $67,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $64,400.
Income you would need
$57,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,426 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,116 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $140,600.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 13.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Maple Heights, OH 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
3.7%
36% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
2.8
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCollinsburgAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure3.7%36% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure2.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$67,6294% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$64,4228% below
02

What it costs to live here

Owner costs with a mortgage is $1,116, 40% below the median place.

Collinsburg30.2%
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
$57,040
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
30.2%
48% above the median place
Home price to income
2.5x
35% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
30%
over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$40,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Collinsburg, $1,426 a month, and local prices for everything else (99.3 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,116
40% below the median place
Median home value1
$140,600
56% below the median place
Homeownership1
86.2%
30% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureCollinsburgAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,4264% above
Rent to income130.2%48% above
Property tax rate11.0%8% above
Home price to income12.5x35% 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$1,38358% below
Median home value1$140,60056% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.8%82% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure43.0%17% below
Homeownership186.2%30% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure39.7%22% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,11640% below
Vacant homes1County figure8.2%16% above
Median year built119700% 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%)
Income per person1
$28,749
28% below the median place
Median household income1
$56,616
29% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCollinsburgAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$56,61629% below
Income per person1$28,74928% below
Unemployment1County figure4.8%2% below
Average annual pay6County figure$58,65111% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.8%3% above
Jobs6County figure128,97214% below
Poverty rate1County figure10.3%5% below
Mean commute127 min9% above
Works from home1County figure13.3%7% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 14.1%, 56% below the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
14.1%
56% below the median place
High school or higher1
88.7%
4% below the median place
Median age1
37.6
4% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureCollinsburgAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,3286646th largest
Median age137.64% below
Bachelor's or higher114.1%56% below
High school or higher188.7%4% below
Household size12.50% above
Born abroad1County figure1.9%78% below
No health insurance1County figure3.0%53% below
Homes with broadband192.4%0% above
05

Life in Collinsburg

52 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 residents15.1 +48%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails3 km +55%
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 bars20.4 −2%
Shops32.1 +6%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.5 +10%
Doctors' offices and clinics21.0 +4%
Child care centers2.6 +13%

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

Public schools11
84
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students11
41,302
above the median place (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11
14.2
8% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureCollinsburgAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure84above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure41,302above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure14.28% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.42% below
Shops per 10k8County figure32.16% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.510% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure21.04% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.613% above
Parks per 10k915.148% above
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails93.155% above
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure52300% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 59.9, 33% 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 Collinsburg. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk13
59.9
33% below the median place
July average high12
83°F
5% below the median place
Median air quality index14
39
9% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureCollinsburgAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure83°F5% below
January average low12County figure20°F20% below
Average temperature12County figure51°F8% below
Annual precipitation12County figure45.7 in4% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure87.85% below
Hurricane risk13County figure69.02% below
Tornado risk13County figure55.732% below
Wildfire risk13County figure54.012% below
Heat wave risk13County figure59.933% below
Median air quality index14County figure399% below
Good air days14County figure78.2%14% above
08

Collinsburg in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 33% of the median income in 2030, up from 30% 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$1,426/mo (2024)$1,870/mo$1,540 to $2,280/mo+4.6%
Median household income$56,616 (2024)$68,000$57,500 to $80,500+3.1%
Median home value$140,600 (2024)$204,000$148,000 to $280,000+6.4%

The median home would be worth 3.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.5 now.

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

09

Places like Collinsburg

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

PlaceRentIncome
Maple Heights, OH$1,338$53,414Compare
Jasmine Estates, FL$1,457$50,718Compare
Springfield, FL$1,307$54,462Compare
Riverdale, GA$1,360$63,455Compare
Riverdale, GASpringfield, FLJasmine Estates, FLMaple Heights, OHCollinsburg, PACollinsburgMaple HeightsJasmine EstatesSpringfieldRiverdaleCollinsburgMaple HeightsJasmine EstatesSpringfieldRiverdale

Common questions

Is Collinsburg a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 9.5% a year while household income rose -5.2%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 271 Pennsylvania places. Owning with a mortgage costs about $310 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 98% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Collinsburg expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 30.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $140,600.

What salary do you need to live in Collinsburg?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $57,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Collinsburg?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Maple Heights, OH, Jasmine Estates, FL, Springfield, FL and Riverdale, GA.

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

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

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