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Fox Chapel vs Harmar
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Pennsylvania.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fox Chapel has the most expensive homes ($901k median).
Harmar has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.3%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Fox Chapel | Harmar |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,246Highest |
3,075Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.8%Lowest PA: +2.4% |
+7.3%Highest PA: +2.4% |
| Median age | 43.5±3Lowest 6% above PA |
59.8±2.7Highest 46% above PA |
| Kids under 18 | 28.5%±4.5Highest PA: 20.4% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest PA: 20.4% |
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±3.4Lowest PA: 19.5% |
36.7%±6.4Highest PA: 19.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 85.9%Highest PA: 35.2% |
46.1%Lowest PA: 35.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.7Highest PA: 6.1% |
1.9%±1.5Lowest PA: 6.1% |
| Fox Chapel and Harmar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $243,625±$39kHighest 212% above PA |
$65,075±$10kLowest 17% below PA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $900,600±$79kHighest 254% above PA |
$206,200±$31kLowest 19% below PA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $935±$141 23% below PA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 202% above PA |
$3,032Lowest 8% below PA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±50.7Lowest PA: 48.2% |
45.5%±16.5Highest PA: 48.2% |
| Harmar and Fox Chapel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest PA: 11.7% |
14.8%Highest PA: 11.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest PA: 69.3% |
75.5%Lowest PA: 69.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Highest 4 yrs newer than PA |
1965Lowest same as PA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the PA average |
25 minLowest 6% below PA |
| Work from home | 21.5%±5.4Highest PA: 15.6% |
9.9%±5.4Lowest PA: 15.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #504 of 764 in PA |
| School district | — | Allegheny Valley SD |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
PA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.