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Place dossier plate
SheetPA-ARCHBALD-PA · Archbald, PA 7,348 pop · income 58th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Archbald
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Archbald on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Dunbar · lowest
54,647
Dunbar · lowest
54,647 median HH income
30.9% of the leader · rank #1
Marine · near
76,304
Marine · near
76,304 median HH income
43.2% of the leader · rank #2
Springhill · near
76,304
Springhill · near
76,304 median HH income
43.2% of the leader · rank #3
South Gate Ri… · near
76,307
South Gate Ri… · near
76,307 median HH income
43.2% of the leader · rank #4
Archbald · this city
76,315
Archbald · this city
76,315 median HH income
43.2% of the leader · rank #5
Koloa · near
76,316
Koloa · near
76,316 median HH income
43.2% of the leader · rank #6
Cos Cob · highest
176,602
Cos Cob · highest
176,602 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Archbald on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 7,348.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Archbald - the verdict
Archbald ranks in the 58th percentile for household income and the 81st percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
58th
percentile, household income
46th
percentile, home value
54th
percentile, median rent
81st
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Archbald, PA
Pennsylvania's Archbald is a small town, with 7,348 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Households in Archbald report a median income of $76,315 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 5.2%. Typical homes in Archbald are valued around $211,400, and the median resident age is 44.0 years. About 32.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 63.5% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 26 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Slowing), down 13% from five years earlier. Archbald reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 599.3 incidents per 100,000 residents, below the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Pennsylvania tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Pennsylvania at 97.6 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Near Average). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,225 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $260 across Pennsylvania, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Natural-hazard exposure scores 67.4 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Archbald's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from population change to comparison shortlist to work and mobility to reported crime to schools and households to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Archbald, city-specific coverage includes FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history, matched public-school count, local building permits, commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Is Archbald growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +228 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +3.1% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 26 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Which cities make useful reference points for Archbald?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Pennsylvania, the closest population matches are Elkins Park (7,286 residents, $129,773 income); DuBois (7,449 residents, $58,626 income); Ridley Park (7,245 residents, $94,485 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Pea Ridge, AR (7,348 residents); King, NC (7,345 residents); Bellbrook, OH (7,344 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
What does the journey to work look like in Archbald?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 83.7%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Archbald?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 599.3 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 74% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Archbald?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 3 public schools within the city match. 32.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Poverty estimate
5.2%
Bachelor's degree+
32.4%
Matched public schools
3
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
How far does income reach against housing in Archbald?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 2.8 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 5.2%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
2.8×
Home value
$211,400
Household income
$76,315
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
Above median income · poverty 5.2% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
97.6 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Pennsylvania average
C
City profile score · Archbald, PA
59/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Poverty rate C+
5.2%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime C+
133 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share C+
32.4%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income C
$76,315
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Cost of living C-
97.6 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Archbald profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Poverty rate: 64/100 (C+) · 5.2%
Violent crime: 63/100 (C+) · 133 /100k
Bachelor's+ share: 62/100 (C+) · 32.4%
Household income: 56/100 (C) · $76,315
Cost of living: 50/100 (C-) · 97.6 index
Where Archbald sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Archbald's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Archbald highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Archbald, PA (this city): home $211,400, crime 599/100k
Pea Ridge, AR : home $255,600, crime 960/100k
King, NC : home $227,500, crime 1,276/100k
Bellbrook, OH : home $246,200, crime 497/100k
Salem, IL : home $99,800, crime 1,531/100k
Dunbar, WV : home $121,100, crime 2,122/100k
DuBois, PA : home $114,900, crime 1,611/100k
Ridley Park, PA : home $261,900, crime 722/100k
Souderton, PA : home $298,300, crime 890/100k
Glenolden, PA : home $203,100, crime 2,293/100k
How does Archbald compare to other US cities?
Here's how Archbald stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income58% higher than other cities
Home value46% pricier than other cities
Median rent54% pricier than other cities
Safety81% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Pennsylvania, Archbald ranks #135 of 402 Pennsylvania cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Archbald against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Pennsylvania only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Pennsylvania-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Archbald near the bottom of Pennsylvania's cities
Among the 1,865 Pennsylvania cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Archbald ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Archbald only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#617 of 1,765
65th percentile in Pennsylvania
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,865
0th percentile in Pennsylvania
Median Home Value
#572 of 1,790
68th percentile in Pennsylvania
Poverty Rate
#963 of 1,856
47th percentile in Pennsylvania
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#474 of 1,861
74th percentile in Pennsylvania
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Pennsylvania only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
58th percentile nationally for median household income · 81st percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Archbald's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Archbald's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Archbald's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$211,400Among the most affordablemore affordable than 54% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Archbald's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.8×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#5,420 of 15,516
More affordable than 65% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#4,719 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.8×, Archbald sits in the affordable band:
national rank #5,420 of 15,516 and #4,719 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$76,315Archbald, PA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Archbald, PA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Archbald, PA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)32.4%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)5.2%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)63.5%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
7,348
Median Income
$76,315
Median Home Value
$211,400
Median Age
44.0
Poverty Rate
5.2%
Labor force participation
63.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
32.4%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
599.3
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
133.2
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
466.1
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
3
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Archbald's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
7,370 residents
2021
7,410 residents
2022
7,476 residents
2023
7,530 residents
2024
7,556 residents
2025
7,598 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Slowing
Total Permits (2024)
26
housing units authorized
Single-Family
4
detached homes
Multifamily
22
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
3.5
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
30
30
0
$7.4M
2020
17
13
4
$3.4M
2021
47
28
19
$7.0M
2022
26
12
14
$6.1M
2023
18
6
12
$6.0M
2024
26
4
22
$6.2M
Permit volume decreased 13% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
83.7%
Carpool
6.9%
Public Transit
0.4%
Walk
1.1%
Work from Home
6.6%
Other
1.3%
Based on 3,641 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Pennsylvania statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $260
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Pennsylvania at $260 (electricity about $120 , water and sewer about $52 ).
These are Pennsylvania statewide averages, not a meter reading for Archbald. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Pennsylvania's BEA cost-of-living index is 97.6 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Archbald is $1,225/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Pennsylvania statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 67.4 / 100 (Moderate).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Pennsylvania statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Archbald sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Archbald compares to similar-size Pennsylvania cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.