Some of Pennsylvania’s wealthiest towns are in the suburbs of Philadelphia and towns just outside of Pittsburgh, according to census household income data.
Southeastern Pennsylvania is home to 38 of 50 towns with the highest median income ranging from $145,893 to just over $250,000 per year.
Fox Chapel Borough, Allegheny County, and Rose Valley Borough, Delaware County, tied for the highest median income, with over half of all households in the two boroughs making over $200,000 a year, the five-year American Community Survey estimates show.
Here's the list of top 50 Pennsylvania municipalities by median income, with the percent of households making more than $200,000 per year.
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1: Fox Chapel Borough, Allegheny County: at a median income of $250,001, about 59.6% of households making over $200,000 a year
1: Rose Valley Borough, Delaware County: at a median income of $250,001, about 56.1% of households making over $200,000 a year
2: West Pikeland Township, Chester County: at a median income of $241,429, about 57.7% of households making over $200,000 a year
3: Birmingham Township, Chester County: at a median income of $228,073, about 55.1% of households making over $200,000 a year
4: Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County: at a median income of $223,990, about 56.3% of households making over $200,000 a year
5: Ben Avon Heights Borough, Allegheny County: at a median income of $223,750, about 57.7% of households making over $200,000 a year
6: Thornburg Borough, Allegheny County: at a median income of $214,375, about 55.9% of households making over $200,000 a year
7: Edgeworth Borough, Allegheny County: at a median income of $208,333, about 50.9% of households making over $200,000 a year
8: Sewickley Heights Borough, Allegheny County: at a median income of $195,750, about 47.0% of households making over $200,000 a year
9: West Vincent Township, Chester County: at a median income of $193,854, about 47.9% of households making over $200,000 a year
10: Thornbury Township, Delaware County: at a median income of $193,553, about 48.2% of households making over $200,000 a year
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11: Charlestown Township, Chester County: at a median income of $191,629, about 45.8% of households making over $200,000 a year
12: Easttown Township, Chester County: at a median income of $187,356, about 48.3% of households making over $200,000 a year
13: Upper Uwchlan Township, Chester County: at a median income of $186,688, about 46.4% of households making over $200,000 a year
14: Buckingham Township, Bucks County: at a median income of $181,855, about 46.0% of households making over $200,000 a year
15: Solebury Township, Bucks County: at a median income of $180,519, about 43.6% of households making over $200,000 a year
16: Thornbury Township, Chester County: at a median income of $179,674, about 42.5% of households making over $200,000 a year
17: Pocopson Township, Chester County: at a median income of $178,977, about 45.2% of households making over $200,000 a year
18: London Grove Township, Chester County: at a median income of $177,944, about 43.0% of households making over $200,000 a year
19: Pine Township, Allegheny County: at a median income of $171,804, about 40.6% of households making over $200,000 a year
20: Schuylkill Township, Chester County: at a median income of $171,792, about 41.4% of households making over $200,000 a year
21: Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County: at a median income of $168,540, about 41.8% of households making over $200,000 a year
22: Willistown Township, Chester County: at a median income of $167,067, about 40.2% of households making over $200,000 a year
23: Bradford Woods Borough, Allegheny County: at a median income of $165,568, about 31.1% of households making over $200,000 a year
24: Newlin Township, Chester County: at a median income of $163,846, about 40.3% of households making over $200,000 a year
25: East Brandywine Township, Chester County: at a median income of $163,750, about 38.0% of households making over $200,000 a year
26: West Bradford Township, Chester County: at a median income of $162,606, about 36.0% of households making over $200,000 a year
27: London Britain Township, Chester County: at a median income of $162,583, about 41.2% of households making over $200,000 a year
28: Franklin Township, Chester County: at a median income of $162,361, about 36.4% of households making over $200,000 a year
29: Bethel Township, Delaware County: at a median income of $161,654, about 31.4% of households making over $200,000 a year
30: Whitpain Township, Montgomery County: at a median income of $161,042, about 41.5% of households making over $200,000 a year
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31: Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County: at a median income of $160,572, about 42.7% of households making over $200,000 a year
32: Ohio Township, Allegheny County: at a median income of $160,365, about 35.3% of households making over $200,000 a year
33: Wallace Township, Chester County: at a median income of $159,531, about 33.5% of households making over $200,000 a year
34: Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County: at a median income of $158,432, about 37.5% of households making over $200,000 a year
35: Franklin Park Borough, Allegheny County: at a median income of $158,052, about 38.6% of households making over $200,000 a year
36: Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County: at a median income of $157,614, about 35.0% of households making over $200,000 a year
37: Sewickley Hills Borough, Allegheny County: at a median income of $156,667, about 40.2% of households making over $200,000 a year
38: Bell Acres Borough, Allegheny County: at a median income of $156,382, about 35.7% of households making over $200,000 a year
39: Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County: at a median income of $156,307, about 40.3% of households making over $200,000 a year
40: Warwick Township, Bucks County: at a median income of $156,146, about 34.1% of households making over $200,000 a year
41: Tredyffrin Township, Chester County: at a median income of $153,645, about 38.8% of households making over $200,000 a year
42: Worcester Township, Montgomery County: at a median income of $152,500, about 34.2% of households making over $200,000 a year
43: East Bradford Township, Chester County: at a median income of $151,417, about 34.8% of households making over $200,000 a year
44: Radnor Township, Delaware County: at a median income of $150,863, about 39.3% of households making over $200,000 a year
45: New London Township, Chester County: at a median income of $150,375, about 33.1% of households making over $200,000 a year
46: Upper St. Clair Township, Allegheny County: at a median income of $149,369, about 34.3% of households making over $200,000 a year
47: Wrightstown Township, Bucks County: at a median income of $149,080, about 33.9% of households making over $200,000 a year
48: Pennsbury Township, Chester County: at a median income of $148,511, about 29.4% of households making over $200,000 a year
49: Newtown Borough, Bucks County: at a median income of $145,893, about 33.1% of households making over $200,000 a year
Chris Ullery is the Philadelphia Hub Data Reporter for the USA Today Network. Reach him at cullery@couriertimes.com or find him on Twitter at @ulleryatinell.
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