Fox Chapel, PA
Census place 4227120 · pop 5,246
Sales & income are statewide.
The breakdown — worst first
U.S. median $214,900 · worse than most cities
$900,600 median home value · Median home value — how expensive it is to buy in. Higher = less affordable.
U.S. median 0.43 · worse than most cities
Gini 0.49 (0 = equal, 1 = unequal) · Gini index of household income (0 = equal, 1 = unequal).
U.S. median 42 AQI · worse than most cities
52 median AQI · Median air quality index — lower is cleaner air. Published by county, not city — every city in the county shares this figure.
U.S. median 1 days · worse than most cities
9 unhealthy-air days per year · Days per year with unhealthy air (AQI above 100). Published by county, not city — every city in the county shares this figure.
U.S. median 24 min · worse than most cities
26 min average one-way commute · Average one-way commute to work, in minutes.
U.S. median 0.99% · worse than most cities
1.11% of home value paid in property tax · Median real-estate taxes paid as a share of home value.
U.S. median +2.4% · worse than most cities
+2.4% population change (5yr) · 5-year population change — are people moving in, or fleeing?
U.S. median 3.6% · better than most cities
3.4% unemployment · Share of the labor force out of work. Published by county, not city — every city in the county shares this figure.
U.S. median 77/100 · better than most cities
78/100 FEMA risk (higher = riskier) · FEMA National Risk Index — wildfire, flood, earthquake, heat and more. Published by county, not city — every city in the county shares this figure.
U.S. median 12.1% · better than most cities
3.2% live in poverty · Share of residents living below the federal poverty line.
U.S. median 67.2% · better than most cities
91.1% own their home · Share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied.
U.S. median $67,857 · better than most cities
$243,625 median household income · Median household income — a proxy for local economic health.
U.S. median 24.3% · better than most cities
85.9% have a bachelor's degree or higher · Share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
U.S. median 90.0% · better than most cities
100.0% of homes have broadband · Share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Not measured for Fox Chapel: Crime, Obesity, Mental, Inactive, Smoking, Uninsured, Property crime, Rent. Not every public source covers every city — EPA air monitors and Zillow rent only reach some places, and national crime data is still being added.
Frequently asked
- Is Fox Chapel, PA a good place to live?
- By the numbers, Fox Chapel scores 57/100 — a D (Meh) on Shcity, which ranks U.S. cities on public data across 14 metrics like crime, cost, jobs and health. Its strongest area is broadband access and its weakest is housing cost. Pennsylvania overall ranks #37 of 50 states. Whether it's "good" depends on what you value — re-weight the factors to score it your way.
- Is Fox Chapel, PA expensive to live in?
- Fox Chapel has a median home value of $900,600 — pricier than most U.S. cities.
- What's the biggest downside of living in Fox Chapel, PA?
- Its weakest measured area is housing cost ($900,600) — 5/100, worse than most U.S. cities.
- What is Fox Chapel, PA best at?
- Its strongest measured area is broadband access (100.0%) — 100/100, better than most U.S. cities.
Sources: U.S. Census (ACS), CDC PLACES, FBI Crime Data Explorer, BLS, EPA AirData, FEMA National Risk Index, and Zillow.