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40.91° N · 79.92° W · GEOID 4269715

Shanor-Northvue

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

PennsylvaniaShanor-Northvue, PAShanor-NorthvueShanor-Northvue

The short answer

Shanor-Northvue is home to 5,125 people. Median household income is $95,379 a year and median rent is $1,189 a month, 15.0% 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 $259,900, about 2.7x annual median household income.

Shanor-Northvue is defined by its growth. Home value growth is 3.4% a year, against 6.9% a year in its closest peers. Also notable: Home values run 31% above what its fundamentals predict in the same metro area.

68OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

Shanor-Northvue scores better than 68% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 120th of 271 in Pennsylvania.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%87
Economy 20%64
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%21
Education 10%56
Commute 10%36
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,189
13% below the median place
Median household income
$95,379
19% above the median place
Median home value
$259,900
19% 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.

01

Moving to Shanor-Northvue

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
5.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.3% from another state. County figure.
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
$47,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,189 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,798 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $259,900.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 10.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
DeWitt, IA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Income of households moving out7
$91,995
31% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$93,008
32% above the median place
Moved from another state1
1.3%
35% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureShanor-NorthvueAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.3%7% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.3%35% below
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

The median rent takes 15% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 83% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Shanor-Northvue15.0%
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
$47,560
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.0%
26% below the median place
Home price to income
2.7x
28% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$81,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Shanor-Northvue, $1,189 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 Shanor-Northvue, but easier on the budget

Places that match Shanor-Northvue on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
DeWitt, IA9512.4% vs 15.0%n/aCompare
Douglas, WY9112.1% vs 15.0%n/aCompare
Cumberland Hill, RI9112.0% vs 15.0%$31,600Compare
Mount Zion, IL908.6% vs 15.0%$17,700Compare

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
78.1%
18% above the median place
Property tax rate1
1.2%
27% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureShanor-NorthvueAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,18913% below
Rent to income115.0%26% below
Property tax rate11.2%27% above
Home price to income12.7x28% 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$3,0098% below
Median home value1$259,90019% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure3.9%23% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure40.8%21% below
Homeownership178.1%18% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure42.0%17% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,7984% below
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119740% 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%)
Poverty rate1
4.9%
55% below the median place
Median household income1
$95,379
19% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$46,337 +16%
Mean commute27 min +10%
Works from home10.9% −12%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureShanor-NorthvueAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$95,37919% above
Income per person1$46,33716% 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 rate14.9%55% below
Mean commute127 min10% above
Works from home110.9%12% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

4.9% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 87% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track.

No health insurance1
0.0%
below the median place (median 6.4%)
Household size1
2.3
9% below the median place
High school or higher1
94.8%
3% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age41.0 +5%
Bachelor's or higher35.0% +9%
Homes with broadband91.9% −0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureShanor-NorthvueAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,1256545th largest
Median age141.05% above
Bachelor's or higher135.0%9% above
High school or higher194.8%3% above
Household size12.39% below
Born abroad1County figure2.4%73% below
No health insurance10.0%below (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband191.9%0% below
05

Life in Shanor-Northvue

OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places we track.

13 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k3.9 +84%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9.8 −12%
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.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Oil Region National Heritage Area 38 miles
  • Johnstown Flood National Memorial 71 miles
  • First Ladies National Historic Site 77 miles

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.

Nearest National Park Service site10
37.7
22% above the median place
Public school students12
24,616
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools12
39
333% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureShanor-NorthvueAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure39333% above
Public school students12County figure24,616above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County 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 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k93.984% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k99.812% below
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)
Nearest National Park Service site1037.722% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11County 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 Shanor-Northvue. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk14
41.1
54% below the median place
Good air days15
43.0%
37% below the median place
Median air quality index15
53
23% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureShanor-NorthvueAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure83°F4% below
January average low13County figure19°F25% below
Average temperature13County figure50°F9% below
Annual precipitation13County figure43.3 in1% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure79.314% below
Hurricane risk14County figure57.019% below
Tornado risk14County figure59.827% below
Wildfire risk14County figure39.036% below
Heat wave risk14County figure41.154% below
Median air quality index15Metro figure5323% above
Good air days15Metro figure43.0%37% below
08

Shanor-Northvue in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 15% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, Shanor-Northvue does better than 87% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 3%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,189/mo (2024)$1,550/mo$1,270 to $1,890/mo+4.6%
Median household income$95,379 (2024)$121,000$102,000 to $143,000+4.0%
Median home value$259,900 (2024)$355,000$258,000 to $490,000+5.4%

The median home would be worth 2.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.7 now.

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

09

Places like Shanor-Northvue

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

PlaceRentIncome
North Ridgeville, OH$1,116$96,698Compare
Moores Mill, AL$1,288$96,774Compare
Allouez, WI$1,114$91,250Compare
Mount Joy, PA$1,182$90,061Compare
Mount Joy, PAAllouez, WIMoores Mill, ALNorth Ridgeville, OHShanor-Northvue, PAShanor-NorthvueMoores MillAllouezMount JoyShanor-NorthvueNorth RidgevilleMoores MillAllouez

Places built like Shanor-Northvue

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Shanor-Northvue performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Shanor-Northvue, PA15.0%5.2%/yrn/a
Schlusser, PA12.7%5.9%/yrn/aCompare
Archbald, PA16.1%6.2%/yr3.1%Compare
Mays Landing, NJ16.3%4.8%/yrn/aCompare
Somerdale, NJ15.4%3.3%/yr4.9%Compare
Birdsboro, PA15.9%5.9%/yr1.0%Compare
Absecon, NJ29.4%0.9%/yr0.9%Compare

Common questions

Is Shanor-Northvue a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 68 out of 100, better than 68% of the places we rate and 120th of 271 in Pennsylvania. On cost, space and class size it scores 90 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Shanor-Northvue expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.0% 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 $259,900.

What salary do you need to live in Shanor-Northvue?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $47,560 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Shanor-Northvue?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are North Ridgeville, OH, Moores Mill, AL, Allouez, WI and Mount Joy, PA.

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 Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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 Shanor-Northvue with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Shanor-Northvue itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/shanor-northvue-pennsylvania

Citytistics. “Shanor-Northvue, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/shanor-northvue-pennsylvania/

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