Housing data for Chester Heights, PA
Chester Heights, PA has an estimated 2,948 residents and 1,434 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a borough in Delaware County.
24.1% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $2,454 a month.
Its population grew measurably since 2015–2019 (+10.8%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 2,948 (±32)
- Housing units
- 1,434 (±118)
- Households that rent
- 24.1%
- Median gross rent
- $2,454
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +10.8%
What stands out in Chester Heights
Homes heated by fuel oil: 30.6% (±9.2 points) in Chester Heights, higher than in Delaware County (13.2%).
Median gross rent: $2,454 (±$262) in Chester Heights, higher than in Delaware County ($1,372).
Working from home: 29.8% (±7.7 points) in Chester Heights, higher than in Delaware County (18.0%).
Homes built before 1980: 34.4% (±9.8 points) in Chester Heights, lower than in Delaware County (79.3%).
- Heating fuel in Chester Heights
- Median rent in Chester Heights
- Commute and cars in Chester Heights
- Age of homes in Chester Heights
Housing in Chester Heights at a glance
- Median rent: $2,454 median gross rent a month
- Rent burden: 60.5% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 24.1% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $104,009 median household income
- Home values: $343,200 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,129 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $5,122 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 21.7% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 48.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 34.4% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 4.7% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 42.2% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 28.7 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +10.8% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 24.0% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Fair Market Rent: $1,990 Small Area FMR, 2 bedrooms (ZIP 19017)
Chester Heights against Delaware County, its state and the nation
| Chester Heights | Delaware County | Pennsylvania | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,948 (±32) | 579,222 (exact) | 13,018,639 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,434 (±118) | 229,715 (±174) | 5,806,452 (±672) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 24.1% (±7.5 points) | 30.4% (±0.8 points) | 30.7% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $2,454 (±$262) | $1,372 (±$22) | $1,209 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $104,009 (±$23,315) | $89,546 (±$1,375) | $77,971 (±$342) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $343,200 (±$30,694) | $332,200 (±$4,050) | $254,500 (±$767) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $5,122 (±$502) | $6,124 (±$63) | $3,311 (±$12) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 34.4% (±9.8 points) | 79.3% (±1.4 points) | 67.3% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 28.7 minutes (±2.9) | 28.1 minutes (±0.4) | 26.3 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 97.3% (±2.3 points) | 93.3% (±0.5 points) | 89.7% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 51.4 years (±7.0) | 39.1 years (±0.2) | 40.9 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Chester Heights covers 2.2 square miles of land, about 1,332 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Chester Heights has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,661 (±24) | 2,948 (±32) | +10.8% | Measurable increase |
| Housing units | 1,096 (±88) | 1,434 (±118) | +30.8% | Measurable increase |
| Median gross rent | $1,920 (±$90) | $2,454 (±$262) | +27.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $249,000 (±$14,477) | $343,200 (±$30,694) | +37.8% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $85,954 (±$4,991) | $104,009 (±$23,315) | +21.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,960 (±$179) | $2,129 (±$163) | +8.6% | Down after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $4,436 (±$472) | $5,122 (±$502) | +15.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 40.1% (±5.9 points) | 24.1% (±7.5 points) | −16.0 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
| Rental vacancy rate | 6.2% (±7.0 points) | 4.7% (±7.2 points) | −1.5 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Delaware County
Chester Heights has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Delaware County as a whole.
In 2024, the police departments that report for Delaware County recorded 203 violent and 1,522 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Chester Heights
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19017 | 100% | 355 | — | $608,600 | $166,917 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Chester Heights
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Township | 2.2 mi | $1,544 | $343,000 | 8.7% |
| Lima | 2.4 mi | $3,000 | $396,300 | 67.5% |
| Middletown Township (Delaware County) | 2.5 mi | $2,426 | $500,600 | 25.5% |
| Concord Township (Delaware County) | 2.5 mi | $2,335 | $583,800 | 29.4% |
| Village Green-Green Ridge | 3.0 mi | $1,356 | $325,800 | 9.1% |
| Thornbury Township (Delaware County) | 3.2 mi | $2,358 | $770,000 | 7.3% |
| Bethel Township (Delaware County) | 3.4 mi | — | $523,500 | 2.2% |
| Upper Chichester Township | 3.8 mi | $1,333 | $289,700 | 27.0% |
Places in Pennsylvania most like Chester Heights
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Frederick Township | $2,547 | $399,200 | $108,219 | 28.4% |
| Upper Gwynedd Township | $2,390 | $479,400 | $114,902 | 26.4% |
| West Donegal Township | $2,698 | $345,500 | $90,461 | 31.4% |
| West Lampeter Township | $3,028 | $345,000 | $110,143 | 35.4% |
| Kulpsville | $1,933 | $369,700 | $92,721 | 36.7% |
| Harleysville | $1,772 | $424,100 | $106,735 | 36.9% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Pennsylvania.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Chester Heights, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,438 | $1,558 | $1,860 | $2,216 | $2,445 |
HUD also publishes a Small Area Fair Market Rent for each ZIP code in the area; the Fair Market Rent page for this place lists its ZIP codes.
HUD income limits for Chester Heights, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $25,800 | $42,950 | $68,750 |
| 2 people | $29,450 | $49,100 | $78,550 |
| 3 people | $33,150 | $55,250 | $88,350 |
| 4 people | $36,800 | $61,350 | $98,150 |
| 5 people | $39,750 | $66,300 | $106,050 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $71,200 | $113,900 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $76,100 | $121,750 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $81,000 | $129,600 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $122,700.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Chester Heights
What is the average rent in Chester Heights, PA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Chester Heights is $2,454 (±$262) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
Are renters in Chester Heights rent-burdened?
60.5% of renting households in Chester Heights pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Chester Heights?
Chester Heights has an estimated 324 (±106) renting households, 24.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Chester Heights?
The median household income in Chester Heights is $104,009 (±$23,315) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Chester Heights, PA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $343,200 (±$30,694) for owner-occupied homes in Chester Heights (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Chester Heights?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Chester Heights, PA is $2,129 (±$163) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
Is Chester Heights growing?
In Chester Heights, the number of residents went from 2,661 in 2015–2019 to 2,948 in 2020–2024 (+10.8%), a measurable increase.
What ZIP codes are in Chester Heights?
The ZIP code that covers Chester Heights is 19017.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Chester Heights borough, Pennsylvania
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Chester Heights borough, Pennsylvania
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Chester Heights borough, Pennsylvania
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Chester Heights borough, Pennsylvania
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Chester Heights borough, Pennsylvania
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Chester Heights borough, Pennsylvania
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Chester Heights borough, Pennsylvania
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Chester Heights borough, Pennsylvania (place:13232, in state:42).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .