Name: North Belle Vernon, PA statistics
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Moving to North Belle Vernon

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

Fayette County, PA904725+179

Washington County, PA528465+63

Armstrong County, PA423440−17

Indiana County, PA428392+36

Butler County, PA234248−14

Somerset County, PA166116+50

Cambria County, PA158109+49

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals

71%29%

Leavers

63%36%

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, 1.0% 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: $38,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $957 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,137 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $118,600.
Getting to work: 24 minutes each way on average; 13.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Shiloh, OH matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved from another state1
1.0%
49% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
3.7%
36% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
2.8
above the median place (median -0.6)

All 5 moving measures

Measure	North Belle Vernon	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	3.7%	36% below
Moved from another state1County figure	1.0%	49% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure	2.8	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure	$67,629	4% below
Income of households moving out8County figure	$64,422	8% below

What it costs to live here

Median year built is 1943, 2% below the median place.

North Belle Vernon22.7%

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

$38,280

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

22.7%

11% above the median place

Home price to income

2.3x

38% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

23%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$39,800

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in North Belle Vernon, $957 a month, and local prices for everything else (99.3 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like North Belle Vernon, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Manchester, IA	15.7% vs 22.7%	n/a	Compare
Benson, AZ	19.0% vs 22.7%	$2,800	Compare
Brookville, OH	18.9% vs 22.7%	$13,900	Compare

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Median year built1
1943
2% below the median place
Median home value1
$118,600
63% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,137
39% below the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	North Belle Vernon	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$957	30% below
Rent to income1	22.7%	11% above
Property tax rate1	1.8%	102% above
Home price to income1	2.3x	38% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	94.7	6% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,389	14% below
HUD area median income4County figure	$110,400	3% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$2,182	33% below
Median home value1	$118,600	63% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	5.8%	82% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	43.0%	17% below
Homeownership1	66.1%	0% below
Renters paying 30%+1County figure	39.7%	22% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,137	39% below
Vacant homes1	13.0%	84% above
Median year built1	1943	2% below

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%)
Poverty rate1
23.3%
117% above the median place
Median household income1
$50,588
37% below the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	North Belle Vernon	Vs median
Median household income1	$50,588	37% below
Income per person1	$33,625	16% below
Unemployment1County figure	4.8%	2% below
Average annual pay6County figure	$58,651	11% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	3.8%	3% above
Jobs6County figure	128,972	14% below
Poverty rate1	23.3%	117% above
Mean commute1	24 min	4% below
Works from home1County figure	13.3%	7% above
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Household size is 2.1, 18% below the median place.

Household size1
2.1
18% below the median place
Median age1
48.3
24% above the median place
Population change since 20207
-3.3%
below the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher96.4% +4%

Homes with broadband91.2% −1%

Bachelor's or higher28.4% −12%

All 9 people measures

Measure	North Belle Vernon	Vs median
Population1	1,723	6646th largest
Population change since 20207	-3.3%	below (median 1.1%)
Median age1	48.3	24% above
Bachelor's or higher1	28.4%	12% below
High school or higher1	96.4%	4% above
Household size1	2.1	18% below
Born abroad1County figure	1.9%	78% below
No health insurance1County figure	3.0%	53% below
Homes with broadband1	91.2%	1% below

Life in North Belle Vernon

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 residents17.4 +71%

Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%

Grocery stores per 10k11.6 5.5×

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k11.6 +4%

Libraries per 10k5.8 6.7×

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi2.4 11.3×

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 schools13
84
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students13
41,302
above the median place (median 4,897)
Students per teacher13
14.2
8% below the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	North Belle Vernon	Vs median
Public schools13County figure	84	above (median 9)
Public school students13County figure	41,302	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher13County figure	14.2	8% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure	20.4	2% below
Shops per 10k9County figure	32.1	6% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure	4.5	10% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure	21.0	4% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure	2.6	13% above
Parks per 10k10	17.4	71% above
Playgrounds per 10k10	0.0	below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k10	11.6	above (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10	11.6	4% above
Libraries per 10k10	5.8	above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails10	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi10	2.4	above (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure	52	300% above

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 275, 43% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k

275

43% above the median place

Property crime per 100k

1,155

5% below the median place

Months reported

12 of 12

by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Heat wave risk15
59.9
33% below the median place
July average high14
83°F
5% below the median place
Median air quality index16
39
9% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	North Belle Vernon	Vs median
July average high14County figure	83°F	5% below
January average low14County figure	20°F	20% below
Average temperature14County figure	51°F	8% below
Annual precipitation14County figure	45.7 in	4% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure	87.8	5% below
Hurricane risk15County figure	69.0	2% below
Tornado risk15County figure	55.7	32% below
Wildfire risk15County figure	54.0	12% below
Heat wave risk15County figure	59.9	33% below
Median air quality index16County figure	39	9% below
Good air days16County figure	78.2%	14% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 16.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Down 12.7% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 29.2% from 2019 to 2024.

Population estimate

Down 3.1% from 2020 to 2025.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$39,400

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 7% of places

Pay vs rent

-5.8 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 4% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

of 100 on population and income growth

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

North Belle Vernon in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 24% of the median income in 2030, up from 23% 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.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$957/mo (2024)	$1,220/mo	$1,000 to $1,480/mo	+4.1%
Median household income	$50,588 (2024)	$61,500	$52,000 to $73,000	+3.4%
Median home value	$118,600 (2024)	$166,000	$121,000 to $229,000	+5.8%
Population	1,817 (2025)	1,800	1,730 to 1,880	−0.2%

The median home would be worth 2.7 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.

Places like North Belle Vernon

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

Place	Rent	Income
Shiloh, OH	$883	$45,874	Compare
Adams, MA	$927	$48,775	Compare
Blakely, PA	$1,063	$55,855	Compare
Oneida, NY	$903	$61,597	Compare

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Common questions

Is North Belle Vernon a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Household income has grown -2.7% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. Half the homes were built before 1943, older housing than in 96% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 27 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is North Belle Vernon expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.7% 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 $118,600.

What salary do you need to live in North Belle Vernon?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $38,280 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is North Belle Vernon safe?

There were 275 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to North Belle Vernon?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Shiloh, OH, Adams, MA, Blakely, PA and Oneida, NY.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

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
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
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.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
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
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
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 North Belle Vernon with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for North Belle Vernon itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/north-belle-vernon-pennsylvania

Citytistics. “North Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/north-belle-vernon-pennsylvania/

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