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40.79° N · 79.94° W · GEOID 4254552

Nixon

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

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

PennsylvaniaNixon, PANixonNixon

The short answer

Nixon is home to 1,251 people. Median household income is $138,750 a year and median rent is $1,041 a month, 9.0% 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 $316,700, about 2.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,041
24% below the median place
Median household income
$138,750
73% above the median place
Median home value
$316,700
1% below the median place
Unemployment
4.4%
10% 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 Nixon

  • The median rent takes only 9.0% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places.
  • Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 255 Pennsylvania places.
  • 37% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 98% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 259 Pennsylvania places.
  • 95% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 96% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest 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.

Many people here skip the commute entirely: 37% work from home, which keeps total commuting time lower than in 94% of places.

01

Moving to Nixon

Butler County gains about 3.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in7,514
Moved out6,914
Net+600

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Allegheny County, PA2,9101,713+1,197
Beaver County, PA397501−104
Armstrong County, PA245274−29

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within PennsylvaniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$93K
Leavers$92K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Butler 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 Butler County report $93,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $92,000.
Income you would need
$41,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,041 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,704 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $316,700.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 37.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Chena Ridge, AK 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 out7
$91,995
31% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureNixonAmong 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 people7County figure3.5above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$93,00832% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$91,99531% above
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

Nixon9.0%
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
$41,640
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
9.0%
56% below the median place
Home price to income
2.3x
40% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
9%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$127,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Homeownership1
95.2%
43% above the median place
Median year built1
1962
1% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureNixonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,04124% below
Rent to income19.0%56% below
Property tax rate10.9%3% below
Home price to income12.3x40% 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$2,80014% below
Median home value1$316,7001% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure3.9%23% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure40.8%21% below
Homeownership195.2%43% above
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,7049% below
Vacant homes1County figure7.5%6% above
Median year built119621% 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%)
Works from home1
37.4%
200% above the median place
Median household income1
$138,750
73% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureNixonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$138,75073% above
Income per person1$57,55444% above
Unemployment1County figure4.4%10% below
Average annual pay6County figure$67,8643% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.5%5% below
Jobs6County figure89,07741% below
Poverty rate1County figure8.2%24% below
Mean commute123 min9% below
Works from home137.4%200% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 99.9%, 8% above the median place.

High school or higher1
99.9%
8% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
96.1%
4% above the median place
Household size1
2.8
14% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureNixonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,2516646th largest
Median age136.76% below
Bachelor's or higher144.3%38% above
High school or higher199.9%8% above
Household size12.814% above
Born abroad1County figure2.4%73% below
No health insurance1County figure3.4%47% below
Homes with broadband196.1%4% above
05

Life in Nixon

13 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 residents16.0 +57%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k56.0 5.0×
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 bars18.0 −13%
Shops34.0 +12%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.7 +15%
Doctors' offices and clinics24.3 +20%
Child care centers2.5 +9%

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

Public school students11
24,616
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
39
333% above the median place
Students per teacher11
13.4
13% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureNixonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure39333% above
Public school students11County figure24,616above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure13.413% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure18.013% below
Shops per 10k8County figure34.012% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.715% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure24.320% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.59% above
Parks per 10k916.057% above
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k956.0above (median 11.2)
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 figure130% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 41.1, 54% 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 Nixon. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk13
41.1
54% below the median place
Good air days14
43.0%
37% below the median place
Median air quality index14
53
23% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureNixonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure83°F4% below
January average low12County figure19°F25% below
Average temperature12County figure50°F9% below
Annual precipitation12County figure43.3 in1% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure79.314% below
Hurricane risk13County figure57.019% below
Tornado risk13County figure59.827% below
Wildfire risk13County figure39.036% below
Heat wave risk13County figure41.154% below
Median air quality index14Metro figure5323% above
Good air days14Metro figure43.0%37% below
08

Nixon 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$138,750 (2024)$178,500$151,000 to $211,000+4.3%
Median home value$316,700 (2024)$444,000$322,000 to $612,000+5.8%

The median home would be worth 2.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.3 now.

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

09

Places like Nixon

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

PlaceRentIncome
Chena Ridge, AK$1,110$133,775Compare
Byron, MN$1,135$124,010Compare
Albertville, MN$1,348$132,734Compare
Sergeant Bluff, IA$1,156$123,481Compare
Sergeant Bluff, IAAlbertville, MNByron, MNChena Ridge, AKNixon, PANixonChena RidgeByronAlbertvilleSergeant BluffNixonChena RidgeByronAlbertvilleSergeant Bluff

Common questions

Is Nixon a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median rent takes only 9.0% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places. Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 255 Pennsylvania places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Nixon expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 9.0% 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 $316,700.

What salary do you need to live in Nixon?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $41,640 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Nixon?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Chena Ridge, AK, Byron, MN, Albertville, MN and Sergeant Bluff, IA.

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

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

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