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40.24° N · 78.85° W · GEOID 4257544

Paint

Somerset County, Pennsylvania · part of the Somerset, PA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Paint is home to 842 people. Median household income is $44,167 a year and median rent is $971 a month, 26.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $93,800, about 2.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$971
29% below the median place
Median household income
$44,167
45% below the median place
Median home value
$93,800
71% below the median place
Unemployment
5.5%
12% 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 Paint

  • 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.
  • The median resident is 62.4 years old, older than in 98% of places its size. It is the highest of 271 Pennsylvania places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $71 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 95% of places its size.
  • The median home is valued at $93,800, less than in 96% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built before 1950, older housing than in 93% of places its size.
01

Moving to Paint

Somerset County gains about 0.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,763
Moved out1,739
Net+24

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Bedford County, PA6640+26
Garrett County, MD4735+12

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within PennsylvaniaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$60K
Leavers$58K

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

Who moves here
3.8% 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 Somerset County report $59,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $57,800.
Income you would need
$38,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $971 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $900 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $93,800.
Getting to work
16 minutes each way on average; 6.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Zephyrhills South, FL 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
3.8%
33% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$57,811
18% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasurePaintAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure3.8%33% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure0.4above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$59,74215% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$57,81118% below
02

What it costs to live here

Owner costs with a mortgage is $900, 52% below the median place.

Paint26.4%
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
$38,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
26.4%
29% above the median place
Home price to income
2.1x
44% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
26%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$32,300
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$900
52% below the median place
Median home value1
$93,800
71% below the median place
Median year built1
1950
1% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasurePaintAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$97129% below
Rent to income126.4%29% above
Property tax rate11.3%38% above
Home price to income12.1x44% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,01437% below
HUD area median income3County figure$83,50022% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,18264% below
Median home value1$93,80071% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure18.7%above (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure54.0%5% above
Homeownership176.6%15% above
Renters paying 30%+164.8%28% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$90052% below
Vacant homes1County figure22.5%219% above
Median year built119501% 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%)
Median household income1
$44,167
45% below the median place
Mean commute1
16 min
36% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$28,434 −29%
Works from home6.5% −48%
Unemployment5.5% +12%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasurePaintAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$44,16745% below
Income per person1$28,43429% below
Unemployment15.5%12% above
Average annual pay5County figure$52,11021% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure2.3%38% below
Jobs5County figure23,20085% below
Poverty rate1County figure11.0%2% above
Mean commute116 min36% below
Works from home16.5%48% below
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%)
Median age1
62.4
60% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
12.5%
61% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband82.5% −11%
Household size2.2 −13%
High school or higher90.5% −2%
All 9 people measures
MeasurePaintAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population18426646th largest
Population change since 20206-3.5%below (median 1.1%)
Median age162.460% above
Bachelor's or higher112.5%61% below
High school or higher190.5%2% below
Household size12.213% below
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1County figure6.6%3% above
Homes with broadband182.5%11% below
05

Life in Paint

33 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars16.5 −21%
Shops32.4 +7%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.7 +15%
Doctors' offices and clinics13.9 −31%
Child care centers1.5 −35%

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

Students per teacher10
11.6
25% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k8
1.5
35% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
13.9
31% below the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasurePaintAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure29222% above
Public school students10County figure8,27169% above
Students per teacher10County figure11.625% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure16.521% below
Shops per 10k8County figure32.47% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.715% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure13.931% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.535% below
National Register listings9County figure33154% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 20.3, 78% 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 Paint. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk12
20.3
78% below the median place
Good air days13
94.5%
38% above the median place
July average high11
79°F
9% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasurePaintAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure79°F9% below
January average low11County figure18°F30% below
Average temperature11County figure48°F13% below
Annual precipitation11County figure47.2 in8% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure64.231% below
Hurricane risk12County figure73.24% above
Tornado risk12County figure35.556% below
Wildfire risk12County figure40.833% below
Heat wave risk12County figure20.378% below
Median air quality index13County figure3616% below
Good air days13County figure94.5%38% above
08

Paint in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 26% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 26% 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$971/mo (2024)$1,230/mo$1,010 to $1,500/mo+4.0%
Median household income$44,167 (2024)$56,000$47,500 to $66,500+4.1%
Median home value$93,800 (2024)$130,000$94,000 to $179,000+5.6%
Population875 (2025)870830 to 900−0.2%

The median home would be worth 2.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.1 now.

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

09

Places like Paint

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

PlaceRentIncome
Zephyrhills South, FL$926$42,454Compare
Zephyrhills West, FL$1,127$51,992Compare
Hernando, FL$964$43,076Compare
Fortuna Foothills, AZ$1,141$60,474Compare
Fortuna Foothills, AZHernando, FLZephyrhills West, FLZephyrhills South, FLPaint, PAPaintZephyrhills SouthZephyrhills WestHernandoFortuna FoothillsPaintZephyrhills SouthZephyrhills WestHernandoFortuna Foothills

Common questions

Is Paint 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. The median resident is 62.4 years old, older than in 98% of places its size. It is the highest of 271 Pennsylvania places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Paint expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 26.4% 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 $93,800.

What salary do you need to live in Paint?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $38,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Paint?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Zephyrhills South, FL, Zephyrhills West, FL, Hernando, FL and Fortuna Foothills, AZ.

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. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  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. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 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
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. 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 Paint with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Paint itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/paint-pennsylvania

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

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