Name: West Brownsville, PA statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to West Brownsville

Washington County gains about 3.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in7,351

Moved out6,704

Net+647

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Allegheny County, PA3,2652,019+1,246

Westmoreland County, PA465528−63

Fayette County, PA342378−36

Greene County, PA231253−22

Beaver County, PA126140−14

Butler County, PA11190+21

Ohio County, WV6469−5

Monongalia County, WV6761+6

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals

68%32%

Leavers

59%41%

Within PennsylvaniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$84K

Leavers$75K

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

Who moves here: 4.5% 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 Washington County report $83,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $75,200, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $30,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $760 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,202 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $82,800.
Getting to work: 24 minutes each way on average; 15.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Clinton, IA matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people8
3.6
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
4.5%
21% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	West Brownsville	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	4.5%	21% below
Moved from another state1	0.0%	below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure	3.6	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure	$83,774	19% above
Income of households moving out8County figure	$75,200	7% above

What it costs to live here

Median year built is 1938, 2% below the median place.

West Brownsville14.2%

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

$30,400

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

14.2%

30% below the median place

Home price to income

1.3x

66% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

14%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$55,300

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

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Median year built1
1938
2% below the median place
Median home value1
$82,800
74% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$830
75% below the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	West Brownsville	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$760	44% below
Rent to income1	14.2%	30% below
Property tax rate1	1.0%	10% above
Home price to income1	1.3x	66% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	94.7	6% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,389	14% below
HUD area median income4County figure	$110,400	3% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$830	75% below
Median home value1	$82,800	74% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	4.2%	33% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	36.7%	29% below
Homeownership1	80.7%	22% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure	40.3%	20% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,202	36% below
Vacant homes1County figure	9.6%	36% above
Median year built1	1938	2% below

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
$32,734
18% below the median place
Median household income1
$64,449
20% below the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	West Brownsville	Vs median
Median household income1	$64,449	20% below
Income per person1	$32,734	18% below
Unemployment1County figure	4.8%	2% below
Average annual pay6County figure	$73,598	12% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	1.8%	51% below
Jobs6County figure	89,399	41% below
Poverty rate1	9.6%	10% below
Mean commute1	24 min	5% below
Works from home1County figure	15.0%	21% above
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

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
44.8
15% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
19.2%
40% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband87.9% −5%

Household size2.3 −10%

No health insurance9.7% +52%

High school or higher93.9% +2%

All 9 people measures

Measure	West Brownsville	Vs median
Population1	1,100	6646th largest
Population change since 20207	-1.2%	below (median 1.1%)
Median age1	44.8	15% above
Bachelor's or higher1	19.2%	40% below
High school or higher1	93.9%	2% above
Household size1	2.3	10% below
Born abroad1	0.0%	below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1	9.7%	52% above
Homes with broadband1	87.9%	5% below

Life in West Brownsville

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, 4 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Dorsey, Joseph, House listed 1974

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%

Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%

Grocery stores per 10k18.2 8.6×

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −90%

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 bars19.4 −7%

Shops30.3 +0%

Arts, recreation and fitness4.5 +10%

Doctors' offices and clinics22.1 +9%

Child care centers3.5 +52%

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

Child care centers per 10k9
3.5
52% above the median place
Public schools12
54
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
26,079
above the median place (median 4,897)

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	West Brownsville	Vs median
Public schools12County figure	54	above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure	26,079	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure	13.2	14% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure	19.4	7% below
Shops per 10k9County figure	30.3	0% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure	4.5	10% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure	22.1	9% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure	3.5	52% above
Parks per 10k10	0.0	below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k10	0.0	below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k10	18.2	above (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10	0.0	below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k10	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails10	0.2	90% below
Transit stops per sq mi10	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11	1	92% below

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 47.8, 47% 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 West Brownsville. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk14
47.8
47% below the median place
Tornado risk14
49.8
39% below the median place
July average high13
83°F
4% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	West Brownsville	Vs median
July average high13County figure	83°F	4% below
January average low13County figure	21°F	17% below
Average temperature13County figure	52°F	6% below
Annual precipitation13County figure	42.1 in	4% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure	83.1	10% below
Hurricane risk14County figure	59.9	15% below
Tornado risk14County figure	49.8	39% below
Wildfire risk14County figure	46.1	25% below
Heat wave risk14County figure	47.8	47% below
Median air quality index15County figure	44	2% above
Good air days15County figure	67.7%	1% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Down 15.2% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 1.7% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 17.8% from 2019 to 2024.

Population estimate

Down 1.2% from 2020 to 2025.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$55,700

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 29% of places

Pay vs rent

+3.6 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 88% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

of 100 on population and income growth

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

West Brownsville in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 14% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 14% 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.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$760/mo (2024)	$940/mo	$770 to $1,140/mo	+3.6%
Median household income	$64,449 (2024)	$80,000	$67,500 to $95,000	+3.7%
Median home value	$82,800 (2024)	$114,000	$83,000 to $158,000	+5.5%
Population	960 (2025)	960	920 to 1,000	+0.0%

The median home would be worth 1.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.3 now.

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

Places like West Brownsville

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

Place	Rent	Income
Clinton, IA	$791	$60,230	Compare
Ilion, NY	$694	$62,843	Compare
Toronto, OH	$748	$55,972	Compare
Rochester, IN	$867	$57,008	Compare

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Common questions

Is West Brownsville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median home is worth 1.3 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places. 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 209 Pennsylvania places. On cost, space and class size it scores 88 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is West Brownsville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 14.2% 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 $82,800.

What salary do you need to live in West Brownsville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $30,400 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to West Brownsville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Clinton, IA, Ilion, NY, Toronto, OH and Rochester, IN.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

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
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
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.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
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
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
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 West Brownsville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for West Brownsville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/west-brownsville-pennsylvania

Citytistics. “West Brownsville, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/west-brownsville-pennsylvania/

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