Armstrong
Pennsylvania

What stands out

If you had to describe Armstrong County in numbers, start here: unemployment is in the top 8% of American counties (5.3%), winter sunshine is in the bottom 8% of American counties (-1.2 on the USDA scale), and the property tax rate is in the top 11% of American counties (1.59%). Within Pennsylvania it ranks 19th of 67 counties for unemployment.

Where you are

You live in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. 65,538 people live here with you. The population shrank 1.0% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -192).

Pennsylvania has a flat 3.07% income tax and exempts all retirement income, including Social Security, pensions and 401(k) and IRA withdrawals after age 59½. It is one of six states with an inheritance tax, which applies even to children at 4.5%. Local earned-income taxes of 1% to nearly 4% apply in most municipalities, and Philadelphia's wage tax is the highest of any city in the country.

Money

The typical household here brings in $61,011 a year, higher than 51% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $51,796. Unemployment runs 5.3%, higher than 92% of American counties. 7% of workers work from home.

Pennsylvania takes 3.1% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,873 a year.

Home

The median home costs $161K, cheaper than 80% of American counties, about 1.7 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $794 a month. Property tax is 1.59% of home value, roughly $2,157 a year on that median home, higher than 89% of American counties. 79% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.8 per 1,000 residents, lower than 55% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 17 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 75.3 years, shorter than 56% of American counties. There are 60 active physicians in the county, about 9.2 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 3.0 of 5 stars. 6.6% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.25 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 83% of American counties. 92% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 47 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 69% of eligible voters turned out. Under Pennsylvania law you can get a concealed-carry permit on request, abortion is protected by state law, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 50°F, highs near 61 and lows near 39, colder than 75% of American counties. About 43 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 17 out of 100, safer than 83% of American counties; the county has had 17 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 278 Mbps down, faster than 88% of American counties. There are 5 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.7 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.