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40.85° N · 80.27° W · GEOID 4228000

Frisco

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

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Frisco is home to 1,134 people. Median household income is $78,214 a year and median rent is $933 a month, 14.3% 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 $202,100, about 2.6x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$933
32% below the median place
Median household income
$78,214
3% below the median place
Median home value
$202,100
37% below the median place
Unemployment
5.3%
8% 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 Frisco

  • 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.
  • Half the homes were built before 1947, older housing than in 94% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes only 14.3% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 87% of places its size.
  • Between the 2023 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 4.3% a year while rent rose 0.1%, so pay gained on rent more than in 83% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 33.9 years old, younger than in 84% of places its size.
01

Moving to Frisco

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, 0.0% 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
$37,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $933 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,580 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $202,100.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 13.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Waverly, IA 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
4.0%
30% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
3.3
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureFriscoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.0%30% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure3.3above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$60,99414% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$76,7249% above
02

What it costs to live here

Median year built is 1947, 2% below the median place.

Frisco14.3%
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
$37,320
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
14.3%
30% below the median place
Home price to income
2.6x
32% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
14%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$67,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median year built1
1947
2% below the median place
Median home value1
$202,100
37% below the median place
Homeownership1
75.7%
14% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureFriscoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$93332% below
Rent to income114.3%30% below
Property tax rate11.2%34% above
Home price to income12.6x32% 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$2,47324% below
Median home value1$202,10037% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.4%37% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure39.2%24% below
Homeownership175.7%14% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure42.3%16% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,58016% below
Vacant homes1County figure8.9%26% above
Median year built119472% 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
22 min
13% below the median place
Income per person1
$37,022
8% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureFriscoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$78,2143% below
Income per person1$37,0228% below
Unemployment1County figure5.3%8% above
Average annual pay6County figure$60,8658% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.5%5% below
Jobs6County figure48,54168% below
Poverty rate1County figure9.9%8% below
Mean commute122 min13% below
Works from home1County figure13.5%9% above
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%)
High school or higher1
99.6%
8% above the median place
Median age1
33.9
13% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher44.0% +37%
Homes with broadband93.6% +1%
Household size2.6 +3%
All 8 people measures
MeasureFriscoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,1346646th largest
Median age133.913% below
Bachelor's or higher144.0%37% above
High school or higher199.6%8% above
Household size12.63% above
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1County figure3.9%39% below
Homes with broadband193.6%1% above
05

Life in Frisco

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

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 10k17.6 +58%
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 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 10k8
17.7
15% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureFriscoAmong 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 10k8County figure17.715% below
Shops per 10k8County figure28.56% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.124% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure16.518% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.30% above
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k917.658% 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 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 Frisco. 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
MeasureFriscoAmong 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

Frisco in 2030: where the trends point

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 household income$78,214 (2024)$99,000$83,500 to $117,000+4.0%
Median home value$202,100 (2024)$284,000$206,000 to $392,000+5.9%

The median home would be worth 2.9 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 Frisco

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

PlaceRentIncome
Waverly, IA$1,057$80,284Compare
Norwood, OH$981$71,611Compare
Geneva, NY$972$79,435Compare
McPherson, KS$925$77,529Compare
McPherson, KSGeneva, NYNorwood, OHWaverly, IAFrisco, PAFriscoWaverlyNorwoodGenevaMcPhersonFriscoWaverlyNorwoodGenevaMcPherson

Common questions

Is Frisco 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. Half the homes were built before 1947, older housing than in 94% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Frisco expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 14.3% 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 $202,100.

What salary do you need to live in Frisco?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $37,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Frisco?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Waverly, IA, Norwood, OH, Geneva, NY and McPherson, KS.

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

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

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