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41.44° N · 79.83° W · GEOID 4275000

Sugarcreek

Venango County, Pennsylvania · part of the Oil City, PA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

PennsylvaniaSugarcreek, PASugarcreekSugarcreek

The short answer

Sugarcreek is home to 4,716 people. Median household income is $63,987 a year and median rent is $802 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 $108,200, about 1.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$802
41% below the median place
Median household income
$63,987
20% below the median place
Median home value
$108,200
66% below the median place
Unemployment
6.7%
37% 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 Sugarcreek

  • The median home is worth 1.7 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Half the homes were built before 1953, older housing than in 91% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 49.2 years old, older than in 90% of places its size.
  • Median rent is $802 a month, lower than in 87% of places its size.
  • Household income has grown 8.6% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 85% of places its size.
01

Moving to Sugarcreek

Venango County gains about 2.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,515
Moved out1,406
Net+109

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within PennsylvaniaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$49K
Leavers$44K

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

Who moves here
3.4% 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 Venango County report $49,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $44,300, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$32,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $802 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,020 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $108,200.
Getting to work
19 minutes each way on average; 11.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Geneva, OH matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out7
$44,267
37% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$49,497
30% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
3.4%
42% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSugarcreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure3.4%42% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.2%41% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure2.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$49,49730% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$44,26737% below
02

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 1.7x, 56% below the median place.

Sugarcreek15.0%
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
$32,080
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.0%
26% below the median place
Home price to income
1.7x
56% 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
$54,400
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,020
46% below the median place
Median home value1
$108,200
66% below the median place
Median year built1
1953
1% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureSugarcreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$80241% below
Rent to income115.0%26% below
Property tax rate11.1%20% above
Home price to income11.7x56% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,01437% below
HUD area median income3County figure$81,30024% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,17464% below
Median home value1$108,20066% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure1.9%40% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure43.9%15% below
Homeownership185.9%29% above
Renters paying 30%+138.7%24% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,02046% below
Vacant homes116.3%131% above
Median year built119531% below
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 19 min, 23% below the median place.

Mean commute1
19 min
23% below the median place
Unemployment1
6.7%
37% above the median place
Median household income1
$63,987
20% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$33,257 −17%
Works from home11.1% −11%
Poverty rate9.9% −8%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSugarcreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$63,98720% below
Income per person1$33,25717% below
Unemployment16.7%37% above
Average annual pay5County figure$51,33522% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.1%11% above
Jobs5County figure15,99389% below
Poverty rate19.9%8% below
Mean commute119 min23% below
Works from home111.1%11% below
Commutes by transit1County figure0.5%40% below
04

Who lives here

Median age is 49.2, 26% above the median place.

Median age1
49.2
26% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
15.9%
51% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
86.1%
7% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.3 −8%
No health insurance5.1% −20%
High school or higher93.8% +2%
All 9 people measures
MeasureSugarcreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,7166646th largest
Population change since 20206-1.9%below (median 1.1%)
Median age149.226% above
Bachelor's or higher115.9%51% below
High school or higher193.8%2% above
Household size12.38% below
Born abroad1County figure0.8%90% below
No health insurance15.1%20% below
Homes with broadband186.1%7% below
05

Life in Sugarcreek

19 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 residents14.8 +46%
Playgrounds per 10k17.0 +80%
Grocery stores per 10k4.2 2.0×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8.5 −24%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails16 km 8.2×
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 bars17.5 −16%
Shops37.5 +24%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.8 −32%
Doctors' offices and clinics20.7 +2%
Child care centers2.6 +13%

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

Students per teacher12
12.5
19% below the median place
Shops per 10k8
37.5
24% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
2.8
32% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureSugarcreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure1567% above
Public school students12County figure5,70416% above
Students per teacher12County figure12.519% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure17.516% below
Shops per 10k8County figure37.524% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.832% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure20.72% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.613% above
Parks per 10k914.846% above
Playgrounds per 10k917.080% above
Grocery stores per 10k94.2100% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k98.524% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails916.4above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure1946% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 128, 33% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
128
33% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
383
68% 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 risk14
15.0
83% below the median place
Wildfire risk14
12.6
79% below the median place
Natural hazard risk14
55.6
40% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureSugarcreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure82°F6% below
January average low13County figure18°F29% below
Average temperature13County figure49°F11% below
Annual precipitation13County figure45.8 in5% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure55.640% below
Hurricane risk14County figure55.222% below
Tornado risk14County figure34.558% below
Wildfire risk14County figure12.679% below
Heat wave risk14County figure15.083% below
08

Sugarcreek 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$802/mo (2024)$1,040/mo$860 to $1,270/mo+4.5%
Median household income$63,987 (2024)$82,500$69,500 to $97,500+4.3%
Median home value$108,200 (2024)$152,000$110,000 to $210,000+5.8%
Population4,680 (2025)4,6804,490 to 4,880−0.0%

The median home would be worth 1.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.7 now.

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

09

Places like Sugarcreek

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

PlaceRentIncome
Geneva, OH$808$53,557Compare
Attalla, AL$743$59,215Compare
Palmerton, PA$931$68,143Compare
International Falls, MN$645$57,662Compare
International Falls, MNPalmerton, PAAttalla, ALGeneva, OHSugarcreek, PASugarcreekGenevaAttallaInternational FallsSugarcreekGenevaAttallaInternational Falls

Common questions

Is Sugarcreek a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median home is worth 1.7 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. Half the homes were built before 1953, older housing than in 91% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 90 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Sugarcreek 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 $108,200.

What salary do you need to live in Sugarcreek?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $32,080 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Sugarcreek safe?

There were 128 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Sugarcreek?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Geneva, OH, Attalla, AL, Palmerton, PA and International Falls, MN.

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. 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. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  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

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

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

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