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12,317people live here $116,064median household income▲ 44% above US $1,355median rent per monthNear US average $315,900median home valueNear US average

What it's like to live in Jefferson Hills

Jefferson Hills is a small city in Pennsylvania with household incomes running above the national average, crime rates well below the national average, a highly educated workforce, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Jefferson Hills deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and cold winters.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes
Low crime rates
Highly educated workforce
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Air quality concerns
Cold winters

How Jefferson Hills compares

Median household income

Jefferson Hills$116,064

Pennsylvania avg$77,971

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Jefferson Hills$1,355

Pennsylvania avg$1,209

US$1,413

Median home value

Jefferson Hills$315,900

Pennsylvania avg$254,500

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Jefferson Hills

Based on Jefferson Hills's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,710

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $54,200 a year
41% of Jefferson Hills renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$63,180

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $31,590
Homes cost 2.7× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,355/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,355 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $315,900. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $315,900 · 41% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.0% county unemployment

Unemployment in Allegheny County is 4.0%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Allegheny County (county-wide)

Safety▼ 85% below US

49 violent crimes per 100k

Safety is genuinely one of the selling points here. Both violent and property crime run well below the national average, the kind of numbers that fade into the background after a week of living somewhere.

Property crime 383/100k · Jefferson Hills Borough Police Department · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

25 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 25.2 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 20% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

73%

Work from home

20%

Carpool

5.2%

Other

1.4%

Public transit

0.2%

Walk

0.2%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 81°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 25°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Healthcare

1 hospital

There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits, rated 4.0 out of 5 by Medicare. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.

Medicare-certified hospitals

Education & workforce▲ 26% above US

45% bachelor's degree or higher

The population is well-educated, with 45% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.

Schools

4 public schools inside the boundary

There are 4 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Friendship Hill National Historic Site (36 miles away). There are 6 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Jefferson Hills's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and crime rates well below the national average; the main tradeoffs are air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and cold winters. A year of median rent ($1,355/mo) equals 14% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit anyone prioritizing low crime, remote workers (20% of workers here already work from home), and college-educated professionals.

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