What it's like to live in Monroeville
Monroeville is a small city in Pennsylvania with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, unemployment below the national average, and crime rates well below the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Monroeville deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, a population that has been shrinking, and cold winters.
The good
- Rent below the national average
- Affordable home prices
- Low unemployment
- Low crime rates
- Highly educated workforce
- Low student-teacher ratio
The not so good
- Air quality concerns
- Shrinking population
- Cold winters
How Monroeville compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Monroeville
Based on Monroeville's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,350
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $47,000 a year
- 45% of Monroeville renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$41,960
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $20,980
- Homes cost 2.6× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▼ 17% below US
$1,175/mo median rent
Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,175 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $209,800. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.
Median home value $209,800 · 45% of renters cost-burdened
Job market▼ 19% below US
3.5% unemployment
Unemployment here is 3.5%, a little below the national average of 4.3%.
City-level (BLS)
Safety▼ 54% below US
151 violent crimes per 100k
Pretty safe, all things considered. Violent crime sits below the national average, nothing alarming, just ordinary city-life awareness.
Property crime 2238/100k · Monroeville Police Department · 2025 data
Getting aroundNear US average
25 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 25.1 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 25% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are warm, with highs around 84°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 23°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Healthcare
2 hospitals
There are 2 Medicare-certified hospitals inside city limits. They average 3.5 out of 5 on Medicare's star rating.
Medicare-certified hospitals
Education & workforce▲ 29% above US
46% bachelor's degree or higher
The population is well-educated, with 46% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.
Schools
8 public schools inside the boundary
There are 8 public schools inside the boundary and 4 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 12:1, 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 Fort Necessity National Battlefield (43 miles away). There are 6 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Monroeville's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and a population that has been shrinking. A year of median rent ($1,175/mo) equals 18% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget, anyone prioritizing low crime, and remote workers (25% of workers here already work from home).
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