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40.68° N · 80.48° W · GEOID 4256432

Ohioville

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

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

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The short answer

Ohioville is home to 3,324 people. Median household income is $80,673 a year and median rent is $890 a month, 13.2% 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 2.5x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$890
35% below the median place
Median household income
$80,673
0% above 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 Ohioville

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 17.4% a year while household income rose 4.1%, 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.
  • The median rent takes only 13.2% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 92% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 2.5 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 84% of places its size.
  • 84% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 80% of places its size.
01

Moving to Ohioville

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
$35,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $890 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,305 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $202,100.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 11.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Trinity, NC 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
MeasureOhiovilleAmong 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

Rent to income is 13.2%, 35% below the median place.

Ohioville13.2%
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
$35,600
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
13.2%
35% below the median place
Home price to income
2.5x
34% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
13%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$70,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Homeownership1
84.0%
26% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,305
30% below the median place
Median home value1
$202,100
37% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureOhiovilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$89035% below
Rent to income113.2%35% below
Property tax rate11.1%25% above
Home price to income12.5x34% 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$2,29830% 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
Homeownership184.0%26% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure42.3%16% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,30530% below
Vacant homes1County figure8.9%26% above
Median year built119681% 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
$35,512
11% below the median place
Mean commute1
26 min
6% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureOhiovilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$80,6730% above
Income per person1$35,51211% 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 commute126 min6% above
Works from home111.4%8% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 18.3%, 43% below the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
18.3%
43% below the median place
Median age1
42.2
8% above the median place
Population change since 20207
-1.0%
below the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband89.5% −3%
High school or higher94.4% +2%
Household size2.6 +4%
All 9 people measures
MeasureOhiovilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,3246646th largest
Population change since 20207-1.0%below (median 1.1%)
Median age142.28% above
Bachelor's or higher118.3%43% below
High school or higher194.4%2% above
Household size12.64% above
Born abroad1County figure1.9%79% below
No health insurance1County figure3.9%39% below
Homes with broadband189.5%3% below
05

Life in Ohioville

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 residents12.0 +18%
Playgrounds per 10k15.0 +60%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
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 students13
31,222
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools13
52
above the median place (median 9)
Restaurants and bars per 10k9
17.7
15% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureOhiovilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure52above (median 9)
Public school students13County figure31,222above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher13County 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
Parks per 10k1012.018% above
Playgrounds per 10k1015.060% above
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure2269% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 121, 37% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
121
37% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
212
83% 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
45.7
49% below the median place
Natural hazard risk15
75.3
19% below the median place
Wildfire risk15
34.9
43% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureOhiovilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure83°F4% below
January average low14County figure21°F19% below
Average temperature14County figure51°F7% below
Annual precipitation14County figure41.1 in6% below
Natural hazard risk15County figure75.319% below
Hurricane risk15County figure54.123% below
Tornado risk15County figure56.531% below
Wildfire risk15County figure34.943% below
Heat wave risk15County figure45.749% below
Median air quality index16County figure467% above
Good air days16County figure55.6%19% below
08

Ohioville 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,534/mo (2024)$2,070/mo$1,700 to $2,530/mo+5.1%
Median household income$80,673 (2024)$101,500$86,000 to $120,500+3.9%
Median home value$202,100 (2024)$283,000$206,000 to $390,000+5.8%
Population3,317 (2025)3,3303,190 to 3,470+0.1%

The median home would be worth 2.8 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 Ohioville

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

PlaceRentIncome
Trinity, NC$955$82,664Compare
Carlisle, OH$962$71,136Compare
Spring Valley, IL$915$70,598Compare
Plaquemine, LA$880$69,366Compare
Plaquemine, LASpring Valley, ILCarlisle, OHTrinity, NCOhioville, PAOhiovilleTrinityCarlisleSpring ValleyPlaquemineOhiovilleTrinityCarlisleSpring ValleyPlaquemine

Common questions

Is Ohioville 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 17.4% a year while household income rose 4.1%, 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. The median rent takes only 13.2% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 92% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Ohioville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 13.2% 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 Ohioville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $35,600 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Ohioville safe?

There were 121 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Ohioville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Trinity, NC, Carlisle, OH, Spring Valley, IL and Plaquemine, LA.

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. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 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
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. 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 Ohioville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Ohioville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/ohioville-pennsylvania

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

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