Housing data for Pughtown, PA
Pughtown, PA has an estimated 1,125 residents and 406 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Chester County.
6.2% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,545 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,125 (±244)
- Housing units
- 406 (±90)
- Households that rent
- 6.2%
- Median gross rent
- $1,545
What stands out in Pughtown
Households that rent: 6.2% (±5.0 points) in Pughtown, lower than in Chester County (24.9%).
Homes built before 1980: 5.7% (±11.7 points) in Pughtown, lower than in Chester County (44.9%).
Homes heated by fuel oil: 8.0% (±6.4 points) in Pughtown, lower than in Chester County (18.3%).
Median household income: $171,500 (±$37,093) in Pughtown, higher than in Chester County ($127,208).
Housing in Pughtown at a glance
- Median rent: $1,545 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 75.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 6.2% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $171,500 median household income
- Home values: $433,100 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,648 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $6,005 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 21.7% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 73.9% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 5.7% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 81.1% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 26.7 minutes average trip to work
- How long people stay: 14.5% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Pughtown against Chester County, its state and the nation
| Pughtown | Chester County | Pennsylvania | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,125 (±244) | 547,840 (exact) | 13,018,639 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 406 (±90) | 212,491 (±225) | 5,806,452 (±672) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 6.2% (±5.0 points) | 24.9% (±0.7 points) | 30.7% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,545 (±$874) | $1,763 (±$28) | $1,209 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $171,500 (±$37,093) | $127,208 (±$2,511) | $77,971 (±$342) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $433,100 (±$31,675) | $485,600 (±$4,003) | $254,500 (±$767) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $6,005 (±$322) | $6,308 (±$63) | $3,311 (±$12) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 5.7% (±11.7 points) | 44.9% (±1.0 points) | 67.3% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 26.7 minutes (±4.6) | 26.9 minutes (±0.4) | 26.3 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 97.4% (±2.9 points) | 94.7% (±0.4 points) | 89.7% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 41.0 years (±5.5) | 40.8 years (±0.2) | 40.9 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Pughtown covers 0.4 square miles of land, about 2,517 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
Crime reported to police in Chester County
Pughtown has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Chester County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Chester County recorded 86 violent and 579 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.
Places near Pughtown
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Vincent Township | 3.2 mi | $1,921 | $704,500 | 20.6% |
| East Coventry Township | 3.2 mi | $1,949 | $410,200 | 13.5% |
| East Vincent Township | 3.4 mi | $715 | $486,100 | 16.8% |
| North Coventry Township | 3.5 mi | $1,309 | $390,600 | 25.4% |
| Kenilworth | 3.9 mi | $1,489 | $348,800 | 33.8% |
| South Pottstown | 4.5 mi | $1,213 | $263,900 | 50.9% |
| Warwick Township (Chester County) | 5.3 mi | $1,770 | $414,500 | 12.4% |
| West Pottsgrove Township | 5.5 mi | $1,434 | $215,500 | 34.9% |
Places in Pennsylvania most like Pughtown
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Township | $1,706 | $474,600 | $153,333 | 12.3% |
| Limerick Township | $1,846 | $456,800 | $121,061 | 16.9% |
| Cranberry Township (Butler County) | $1,708 | $421,300 | $125,126 | 24.7% |
| Morgan Hill | $1,863 | $315,500 | $131,950 | 11.2% |
| Marshall Township | $2,253 | $509,900 | $165,099 | 13.9% |
| Skippack | $1,505 | $535,200 | $167,778 | 7.4% |
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 Pughtown, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,438 | $1,558 | $1,860 | $2,216 | $2,445 |
HUD income limits for Pughtown, 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.
Pughtown is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
It lies inside South Coventry Township, whose figures include it.
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 Pughtown
What is the median household income in Pughtown?
The median household income in Pughtown is $171,500 (±$37,093) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Pughtown, PA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $433,100 (±$31,675) for owner-occupied homes in Pughtown (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Pughtown?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Pughtown, PA is $2,648 (±$129) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Pughtown?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Pughtown, PA is $6,005 (±$322) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Pughtown?
Pughtown, PA has an estimated 406 (±90) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common way to heat a home in Pughtown?
Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Pughtown, used by 81.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Pughtown CDP, Pennsylvania
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Pughtown CDP, Pennsylvania
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Pughtown CDP, Pennsylvania
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Pughtown CDP, Pennsylvania
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Pughtown CDP, Pennsylvania
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Pughtown CDP, Pennsylvania
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Pughtown CDP, 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
- 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 Pughtown CDP, Pennsylvania (place:62872, 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 .