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Place dossier plate
SheetPA-THE-HIDEOUT-PA · The Hideout, PA 2,339 pop · income 30th 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 The Hideout
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest The Hideout on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Aliceville · lowest
33,125
Aliceville · lowest
33,125 median HH income
27.1% of the leader · rank #1
Orono · near
56,890
Orono · near
56,890 median HH income
46.5% of the leader · rank #2
New Bern · near
56,893
New Bern · near
56,893 median HH income
46.5% of the leader · rank #3
The Hideout · this city
56,901
The Hideout · this city
56,901 median HH income
46.5% of the leader · rank #4
Madisonville · near
56,902
Madisonville · near
56,902 median HH income
46.5% of the leader · rank #5
Watauga · near
56,912
Watauga · near
56,912 median HH income
46.5% of the leader · rank #6
Eleele · highest
122,308
Eleele · highest
122,308 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
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for The Hideout on ACS population and median household income
. 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: 2,339.
Nationally, The Hideout sits in the 30th percentile for household income among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS.
30th
percentile, household income
39th
percentile, home value
54th
percentile, median rent
📝 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: The Hideout, PA
Pennsylvania's The Hideout is a small town, with 2,339 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Households in The Hideout report a median income of $56,901 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 23.4%. Typical homes in The Hideout are valued around $186,800, and the median resident age is 59.9 years. 22.3% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 34.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
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). Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,225 monthly. Monthly utility costs average around $260 across Pennsylvania, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Commute times here average 47.9 minutes, with 87.5% driving alone and 12.5% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 67.4 out of 100 (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of The Hideout'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 comparison shortlist to housing and income to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For The Hideout, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history, within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits, matched public-school count; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Which cities make useful reference points for The Hideout?
Within Pennsylvania, the closest population matches are Cetronia (2,338 residents, $87,617 income); Penn Farms (2,342 residents, $105,536 income); Bentleyville (2,343 residents, $56,179 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Eleele, HI (2,339 residents); Aliceville, AL (2,338 residents); Havana, FL (2,340 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.
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.
How far does income reach against housing in The Hideout?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.3 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 23.4%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
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.
What does the journey to work look like in The Hideout?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 87.5%. The reported mean trip to work is 47.9 minutes.
Below median income · poverty 23.4% (Highest-decile poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
97.6 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Pennsylvania average
F
City profile score · The Hideout, PA
32/100
4 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.
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.
Bachelor's+ share D
22.3%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income F
$56,901
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
23.4%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
The Hideout profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 50/100 (C-) · 97.6 index
Bachelor's+ share: 41/100 (D) · 22.3%
Household income: 30/100 (F) · $56,901
Poverty rate: 8/100 (F) · 23.4%
How does The Hideout compare to other US cities?
The Hideout measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income30% higher than other cities
Home value39% pricier than other cities
Median rent54% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares The Hideout 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 The Hideout near the bottom of Pennsylvania's cities
Among the 1,865 Pennsylvania cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, The Hideout ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares The Hideout only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#1,221 of 1,765
31st percentile in Pennsylvania
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,865
0th percentile in Pennsylvania
Median Home Value
#751 of 1,790
58th percentile in Pennsylvania
Poverty Rate
#108 of 1,856
94th percentile in Pennsylvania
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#892 of 1,861
52nd 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
30th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How The Hideout's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$186,800Among the most affordablemore affordable than 61% 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
The Hideout's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.3×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#8,043 of 15,516
More affordable than 48% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#6,591 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 3.3×, The Hideout sits in the moderate band:
national rank #8,043 of 15,516 and #6,591 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
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
$56,901The Hideout, PA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context The Hideout, 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 The Hideout, PA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)22.3%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)23.4%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)34.0%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
2,339
Median Income
$56,901
Median Home Value
$186,800
Median Age
59.9
Poverty Rate
23.4%
Labor force participation
34.0%
Bachelor's Degree+
22.3%
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
47.9 minutes
Drive Alone
87.5%
Carpool
0.0%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
12.5%
Based on 765 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 The Hideout. 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 The Hideout 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 The Hideout sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How The Hideout 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, 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.