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40.70° N · 80.27° W · GEOID 4221752

East Rochester

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

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

East Rochester is home to 585 people. Median household income is $42,222 a year and median rent is $775 a month, 22.0% 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 $119,100, about 2.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$775
43% below the median place
Median household income
$42,222
47% below the median place
Median home value
$119,100
63% below the median place
Unemployment
9.9%
102% 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 East Rochester

  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $33,100 a year left, less than in 95% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Renters occupy 60% of homes, more than in 97% of places its size.
  • Household income has grown -0.4% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 95% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built before 1946, older housing than in 95% of places its size.
  • Households average 2.00 people, smaller than in 93% of places its size.
01

Moving to East Rochester

Beaver County gains about 3.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in5,575
Moved out5,117
Net+458

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$61K
Leavers$77K

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

Who moves here
4.0% 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 Beaver County report $61,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $76,700, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$31,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $775 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,148 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $119,100.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 27.5% work from home; 1.0% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Cambridge, OH matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
4.0%
30% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.2%
37% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
3.3
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureEast RochesterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.0%30% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.2%37% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure3.3above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$60,99414% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$76,7249% above
02

What it costs to live here

Median year built is 1946, 2% below the median place.

East Rochester22.0%
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
$31,000
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
22.0%
8% above the median place
Home price to income
2.8x
26% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
22%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$32,900
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median year built1
1946
2% below the median place
Homeownership1
39.7%
40% below the median place
Median home value1
$119,100
63% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureEast RochesterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$77543% below
Rent to income122.0%8% above
Property tax rate11.8%101% above
Home price to income12.8x26% 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$2,18333% below
Median home value1$119,10063% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.4%37% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure39.2%24% below
Homeownership139.7%40% below
Renters paying 30%+152.0%3% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,14839% below
Vacant homes1County figure8.9%26% above
Median year built119462% below
03

Work and pay

Median household income is $42,222, 47% below the median place.

Median household income1
$42,222
47% below the median place
Unemployment1
9.9%
102% above the median place
Works from home1
27.5%
121% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$27,372 −32%
Poverty rate16.2% +51%
Mean commute26 min +4%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureEast RochesterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$42,22247% below
Income per person1$27,37232% below
Unemployment19.9%102% above
Average annual pay6County figure$60,8658% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.5%5% below
Jobs6County figure48,54168% below
Poverty rate116.2%51% above
Mean commute126 min4% above
Works from home127.5%121% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.0%22% above
04

Who lives here

Household size is 2.0, 20% below the median place.

Household size1
2.0
20% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
15.1%
53% below the median place
Population change since 20207
-3.0%
below the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband89.0% −4%
Median age42.0 +8%
High school or higher94.1% +2%
All 9 people measures
MeasureEast RochesterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15856646th largest
Population change since 20207-3.0%below (median 1.1%)
Median age142.08% above
Bachelor's or higher115.1%53% below
High school or higher194.1%2% above
Household size12.020% below
Born abroad1County figure1.9%79% below
No health insurance1County figure3.9%39% below
Homes with broadband189.0%4% below
05

Life in East Rochester

22 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.7 −15%
Shops28.5 −6%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.1 −24%
Doctors' offices and clinics16.5 −18%
Child care centers2.3 +0%

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

Public school students11
31,222
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
52
above the median place (median 9)
Restaurants and bars per 10k9
17.7
15% below the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureEast RochesterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure52above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure31,222above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure15.61% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure17.715% below
Shops per 10k9County figure28.56% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure3.124% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure16.518% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.30% above
National Register listings10County figure2269% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 45.7, 49% 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 East Rochester. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk13
45.7
49% below the median place
Natural hazard risk13
75.3
19% below the median place
Wildfire risk13
34.9
43% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureEast RochesterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure83°F4% below
January average low12County figure21°F19% below
Average temperature12County figure51°F7% below
Annual precipitation12County figure41.1 in6% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure75.319% below
Hurricane risk13County figure54.123% below
Tornado risk13County figure56.531% below
Wildfire risk13County figure34.943% below
Heat wave risk13County figure45.749% below
Median air quality index14County figure467% above
Good air days14County figure55.6%19% below
08

East Rochester in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 22% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 22% 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$775/mo (2024)$990/mo$810 to $1,200/mo+4.1%
Median household income$42,222 (2024)$52,500$44,500 to $62,000+3.7%
Median home value$119,100 (2024)$168,000$122,000 to $231,000+5.9%
Population560 (2025)560530 to 580−0.1%

The median home would be worth 3.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.8 now.

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

09

Places like East Rochester

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

PlaceRentIncome
Cambridge, OH$788$42,946Compare
Columbia, MS$806$38,507Compare
Holly Springs, MS$773$45,462Compare
Crockett, TX$855$38,869Compare
Crockett, TXHolly Springs, MSColumbia, MSCambridge, OHEast Rochester, PAEast RochesterCambridgeColumbiaHolly SpringsCrockettEast RochesterCambridgeColumbiaHolly SpringsCrockett

Common questions

Is East Rochester a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $33,100 a year left, less than in 95% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. Renters occupy 60% of homes, more than in 97% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 13 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is East Rochester expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.0% 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 $119,100.

What salary do you need to live in East Rochester?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $31,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to East Rochester?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Cambridge, OH, Columbia, MS, Holly Springs, MS and Crockett, TX.

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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  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 East Rochester with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for East Rochester itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/east-rochester-pennsylvania

Citytistics. “East Rochester, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/east-rochester-pennsylvania/

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