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41.17° N · 78.72° W · GEOID 4277335

Treasure Lake

Clearfield County, Pennsylvania · part of the DuBois, PA metro

Limited data core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

PennsylvaniaTreasure Lake, PATreasure LakeTreasure Lake

The short answer

Treasure Lake is home to 5,336 people. Median household income is $112,969 a year and median rent is $791 a month, 8.4% 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 $304,100, about 2.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$791
42% below the median place
Median household income
$112,969
41% above the median place
Median home value
$304,100
5% below the median place
Unemployment
5.9%
21% 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 Treasure Lake

  • The median rent takes only 8.4% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places.
  • 95% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 96% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 271 Pennsylvania places.
  • 28% of homes stand vacant, more than in 94% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 169 Pennsylvania places.
  • 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 88% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 47.7 years old, older than in 87% of places its size.
01

Moving to Treasure Lake

Clearfield County gains about 0.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,968
Moved out1,936
Net+32

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$51K
Leavers$50K

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

Who moves here
3.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.9% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Clearfield County report $50,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $50,500.
Income you would need
$31,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $791 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,419 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $304,100.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 11.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Edgewood, KY matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in6
$50,828
28% below the median place
Income of households moving out6
$50,451
28% below the median place
Moved from another state1
0.9%
54% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureTreasure LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure3.6%38% below
Moved from another state1County figure0.9%54% below
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure0.5above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$50,82828% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$50,45128% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 8.4%, 59% below the median place.

Treasure Lake8.4%
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
$31,640
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
8.4%
59% below the median place
Home price to income
2.7x
29% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
8%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$103,500
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Homeownership1
94.5%
42% above the median place
Vacant homes1
27.7%
292% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,419
24% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureTreasure LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$79142% below
Rent to income18.4%59% below
Property tax rate11.0%8% above
Home price to income12.7x29% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,01437% below
HUD area median income3County figure$84,70021% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,9928% below
Median home value1$304,1005% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure4.7%46% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure53.3%3% above
Homeownership194.5%42% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure41.7%18% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,41924% below
Vacant homes127.7%292% above
Median year built119901% above
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $64,131, 60% above the median place.

Income per person1
$64,131
60% above the median place
Median household income1
$112,969
41% above the median place
Mean commute1
23 min
7% below the median place
All 9 work and pay measures
MeasureTreasure LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$112,96941% above
Income per person1$64,13160% above
Unemployment1County figure5.9%21% above
Average annual pay5County figure$53,60219% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.9%5% above
Jobs5County figure29,24281% below
Poverty rate1County figure14.6%36% above
Mean commute123 min7% below
Works from home111.0%12% below
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 99.3%, 8% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
99.3%
8% above the median place
High school or higher1
98.2%
6% above the median place
Median age1
47.7
22% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureTreasure LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,3366389th largest
Median age147.722% above
Bachelor's or higher160.3%88% above
High school or higher198.2%6% above
Household size12.811% above
Born abroad1County figure2.0%78% below
No health insurance1County figure5.9%8% below
Homes with broadband199.3%8% above
05

Life in Treasure Lake

The nearest National Park Service site is Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, about 51 miles away.

20 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents3.8 −63%
Playgrounds per 10k7.5 −20%
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.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site 51 miles
  • Oil Region National Heritage Area 55 miles
  • Johnstown Flood National Memorial 57 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.6 −6%
Shops42.1 +39%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.3 −44%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.5 +11%
Child care centers3.1 +35%

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

Nearest National Park Service site9
50.8
65% above the median place
Shops per 10k7
42.1
39% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
2.3
44% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureTreasure LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure19111% above
Public school students11County figure8,40972% above
Students per teacher11County figure11.823% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure19.66% below
Shops per 10k7County figure42.139% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure2.344% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure22.511% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure3.135% above
Parks per 10k83.863% below
Playgrounds per 10k87.520% below
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site950.865% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles9350% above
National Register listings10County figure2054% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 17.5, 81% 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 Treasure Lake. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk13
17.5
81% below the median place
July average high12
81°F
7% below the median place
Average temperature12
48°F
13% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureTreasure LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure81°F7% below
January average low12County figure17°F33% below
Average temperature12County figure48°F13% below
Annual precipitation12County figure43.6 in0% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure67.127% below
Hurricane risk13County figure71.01% above
Tornado risk13County figure40.750% below
Wildfire risk13County figure34.344% below
Heat wave risk13County figure17.581% below
08

Treasure Lake in 2030: where the trends point

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 household income$112,969 (2024)$145,000$122,500 to $171,500+4.3%
Median home value$304,100 (2024)$458,000$332,000 to $631,000+7.1%

The median home would be worth 3.2 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 Treasure Lake

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

PlaceRentIncome
Edgewood, KY$1,073$119,028Compare
Fairport, NY$1,165$107,009Compare
Cheshire Village, CT$1,118$117,218Compare
Saline, MI$1,054$88,346Compare
Saline, MICheshire Village, CTFairport, NYEdgewood, KYTreasure Lake, PAEdgewoodFairportSalineEdgewoodFairportSaline

Common questions

Is Treasure Lake a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median rent takes only 8.4% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places. 95% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 96% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 271 Pennsylvania places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Treasure Lake expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 8.4% 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 $304,100.

What salary do you need to live in Treasure Lake?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $31,640 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Treasure Lake?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Edgewood, KY, Fairport, NY, Cheshire Village, CT and Saline, MI.

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. 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.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 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
  13. 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 Treasure Lake with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Treasure Lake itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/treasure-lake-pennsylvania

Citytistics. “Treasure Lake, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/treasure-lake-pennsylvania/

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