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Find Out What Your Town's Median Income is Compared to the South Hills
'Rich Blocks, Poor Blocks' Map lets you see the median income for Bridgeville, Collier, Heidelberg, Scott, South Fayette and surrounding communities. Click to check out this interactive map.
An interactive map at the Rich Blocks, Poor Blocks website offers a glimpse at median household incomes, by neighborhoods, in Bridgeville, Collier, Heidelberg, Scott, South Fayette or anywhere in the country.
Take, for instance, the two Census tracts that include Bridgevlle. The eastern side of the borough has a median income level of about $42,000, while the neighborhood to the west of Route 50 has a median income level of $29,000.
Scott Township has a median income level that ranges from $35,000 to $67,000.
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Most of Collier Township is has a median income level of about $65,000.
In comparison, South Fayette’s median income level varies from $57,000 to $92,000 depending on which side of Interstate 79 you live.
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In comparison, the statewide middle-class income range is $44,750 and $54,425. The information for the map is obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007-2011 American Community Survey.
To see what your neighborhood's median income is, click here for the "Rich Blocks, Poor Blocks" map.
Editor's note: The map was created by Chris Persuad, an editorial research specialist for Bankrate.com.
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