Pennsylvania · Census place 26592
Forest Hills borough, PA
Quick answer
Forest Hills borough has 6,332 residents, ranking #193 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $86,802, the median home is worth $182,200 and median gross rent runs $970 a month.
- Population
- 6,332Forest Hills borough residents
- Median household income
- $86,802Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $182,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $970Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Forest Hills borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Forest Hills borough median would spend about 13.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.4% of residents and 73.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Catasauqua borough 6,491
- Blue Bell CDP 6,450
- Prospect Park borough 6,402
- Steelton borough 6,267
- Taylor borough 6,261
- Penn Wynne CDP 6,220
- South Williamsport borough 6,216
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