Metro area · CBSA 27780
Johnstown
The Johnstown, PA metro area has 131,538 people. Median rent is $739, 15.2% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Cambria County at $1,014. Of the 35 places we track here, Salix has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$58,418
Median home value
$121,000
Unemployment
4.7%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,014
HUD, Cambria County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown | 18,087 | $644 | 20.4% |
| Westmont | 4,855 | $935 | 10.3% |
| Elim | 3,759 | $871 | 16.0% |
| Northern Cambria | 3,494 | $612 | 13.4% |
| Ebensburg | 3,321 | $849 | 17.5% |
| Belmont | 2,618 | $706 | 12.3% |
| Nanty-Glo | 2,598 | $624 | 14.5% |
| Geistown | 2,507 | $773 | 14.5% |
| Portage | 2,495 | $751 | 19.8% |
| Southmont | 2,059 | $1,091 | 17.8% |
| Patton | 1,809 | $484 | 12.1% |
| Vinco | 1,657 | $923 | 13.0% |
| Oakland | 1,627 | $770 | 15.0% |
| Westwood | 1,613 | $678 | 18.6% |
| Ferndale | 1,517 | $845 | 17.9% |
| Cresson | 1,475 | $697 | 15.0% |
| Gallitzin | 1,435 | $705 | 15.0% |
| Loretto | 1,420 | $1,297 | 24.3% |
| Mundys Corner | 1,394 | $604 | 9.6% |
| University of Pittsburgh Johnstown | 1,380 | $739 | 15.2% |
| Dale | 1,281 | $550 | 17.5% |
| Salix | 1,115 | $329 | 6.8% |
| East Conemaugh | 1,006 | $788 | 22.2% |
| Spring Hill | 1,006 | $739 | 17.5% |
| Carrolltown | 914 | $842 | 14.2% |
| Hastings | 880 | $448 | 7.6% |
| Beaverdale | 852 | $811 | 21.0% |
| Lilly | 792 | $784 | 15.2% |
| Scalp Level | 791 | $719 | 17.3% |
| South Fork | 749 | $718 | 18.6% |
| Sankertown | 682 | $719 | 12.1% |
| Brownstown | 674 | $544 | 12.8% |
| Lorain | 594 | $858 | 19.3% |
| Colver | 559 | $739 | 10.5% |
| Summerhill | 523 | $932 | 15.3% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.