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40.23° N · 74.86° W · GEOID 4286352

Woodside

Bucks County, Pennsylvania · part of the Philadelphia, PA metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

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The short answer

Woodside is home to 2,491 people. Median household income is $172,206 a year and median rent is $1,605 a month, 11.2% 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 $697,200, about 4.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,605
18% above the median place
Median household income
$172,206
114% above the median place
Median home value
$697,200
118% above 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.

What stands out about Woodside

  • 99% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 271 Pennsylvania places.
  • 40% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 98% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 259 Pennsylvania places.
  • The median rent takes only 11.2% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 97% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places.
  • Household income has grown -2.5% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 98% of places its size.
  • Households average 3.15 people, larger than in 92% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 271 Pennsylvania places.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 95 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

Many people here skip the commute entirely: 40% work from home, which keeps total commuting time lower than in 87% of places.

01

Moving to Woodside

Bucks County gains about 0.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in22,831
Moved out22,778
Net+53

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within PennsylvaniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$98K
Leavers$93K

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

Who moves here
4.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.6% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Bucks County report $98,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $92,900, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$64,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,605 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,973 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $697,200.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 40.0% work from home; 1.9% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Hillsdale, NJ matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in7
$98,250
39% above the median place
Income of households moving out7
$92,877
32% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
4.3%
26% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureWoodsideAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.3%26% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.6%21% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure0.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$98,25039% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$92,87732% above
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 99.4%, 50% above the median place.

Woodside11.2%
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
$64,200
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
11.2%
45% below the median place
Home price to income
4.0x
7% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
11%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$152,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Woodside, $1,605 a month, and local prices for everything else (100.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Woodside, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Parkville, MO8.1% vs 11.2%n/aCompare

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Homeownership1
99.4%
50% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,973
112% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$10,001
206% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureWoodsideAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,60518% above
Rent to income111.2%45% below
Home price to income14.0x7% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure102.52% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,86015% above
HUD area median income4County figure$122,70014% above
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001206% above
Median home value1$697,200118% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.0%56% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure51.4%0% below
Homeownership199.4%50% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure47.9%5% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,973112% above
Vacant homes1County figure3.1%56% below
Median year built119820% above
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 40.0%, 222% above the median place.

Works from home1
40.0%
222% above the median place
Median household income1
$172,206
114% above the median place
Income per person1
$69,933
75% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWoodsideAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$172,206114% above
Income per person1$69,93375% above
Unemployment1County figure4.4%10% below
Average annual pay6County figure$66,4691% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.3%38% below
Jobs6County figure276,73584% above
Poverty rate1County figure6.1%43% below
Mean commute127 min7% above
Works from home140.0%222% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.9%129% above
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 100.0%, 8% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
100.0%
8% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
66.8%
108% above the median place
Household size1
3.1
26% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher95.8% +4%
Median age42.3 +8%
Born abroad8.9% +1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureWoodsideAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,4916646th largest
Median age142.38% above
Bachelor's or higher166.8%108% above
High school or higher195.8%4% above
Household size13.126% above
Born abroad18.9%1% above
No health insurance1County figure3.9%39% below
Homes with broadband1100.0%8% above
05

Life in Woodside

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, 10 of them National Historic Landmarks.

  • Kise Mill Bridge listed 1988

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents8.0 −21%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
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.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.1 +6%
Shops33.7 +11%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.7 +15%
Doctors' offices and clinics23.9 +18%
Child care centers2.8 +22%

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

Public school students11
81,956
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
122
above the median place (median 9)
Students per teacher11
13.4
13% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureWoodsideAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure122above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure81,956above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure13.413% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure22.16% above
Shops per 10k8County figure33.711% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.715% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure23.918% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.822% above
Parks per 10k98.021% below
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
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)
National Register listings10192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Median air quality index is 36, 16% 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 Woodside. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index14
36
16% below the median place
Good air days14
86.2%
26% above the median place
Annual precipitation12
48.4 in
11% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureWoodsideAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure86°F1% below
January average low12County figure22°F14% below
Average temperature12County figure53°F3% below
Annual precipitation12County figure48.4 in11% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure94.83% above
Hurricane risk13County figure88.425% above
Tornado risk13County figure92.113% above
Wildfire risk13County figure55.59% below
Heat wave risk13County figure95.16% above
Median air quality index14County figure3616% below
Good air days14County figure86.2%26% above
08

Woodside 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$172,206 (2024)$211,000$178,000 to $249,500+3.4%
Median home value$697,200 (2024)$977,000$709,000 to $1,346,000+5.8%

The median home would be worth 4.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.0 now.

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

09

Places like Woodside

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

PlaceRentIncome
Hillsdale, NJ$1,764$186,688Compare
Davidson, NC$1,652$166,556Compare
Severna Park, MD$1,699$169,953Compare
Zionsville, IN$1,792$172,024Compare
Zionsville, INSeverna Park, MDDavidson, NCHillsdale, NJWoodside, PAWoodsideHillsdaleDavidsonSeverna ParkZionsvilleWoodsideHillsdaleDavidsonSeverna ParkZionsville

Common questions

Is Woodside a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 99% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 271 Pennsylvania places. 40% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 98% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 259 Pennsylvania places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Woodside expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 11.2% 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 $697,200.

What salary do you need to live in Woodside?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $64,200 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Woodside?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Hillsdale, NJ, Davidson, NC, Severna Park, MD and Zionsville, IN.

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 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
  14. 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); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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

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

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