PA area data
Point Pleasant, PA
Point Pleasant, PA.
Population: 262 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively High, with icestorm, winterweather, coldwave the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 2.4% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 370.8 (+4.0% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $1,720/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,870/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $2,290/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,740/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $3,050/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 97.6 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 19.3¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $15.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively High
- Top hazards (county)
- iceStorm, winterWeather, coldWave, inlandFlooding, lightning
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coastalFlooding: Relatively Moderate · coldWave: Relatively High · drought: Relatively Moderate · earthquake: Relatively Moderate · hail: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 17% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 50.1%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- De Rewal Chemical Co. (6.9 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 56.0°F
- Average high
- 66.0°F
- Average low
- 45.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 52.8 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 7a (extreme annual low 0 to 5°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 36
- Days with Good air quality
- 293
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 53
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 150
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 21
- Nearest national park
- Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River (5 mi)
- National parks include
- Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River, Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail, Valley Forge National Historical Park
- Airports within 30 mi
- 64
- Nearest airport
- Monesmith Airport (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Trenton Mercer Airport (TTN) (17 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 86
- Hospitals include
- HUNTERDON MEDICAL CENTER, UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER OF PRINCETON AT PLAINSBORO, COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.2 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 41
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.0 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,938
- Housing built before 1970
- 70.1%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 0.0%
- Median annual property tax
- $7,055
- Households with broadband internet
- 100.0%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 246,153
- Average weekly wage
- $1,196
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 483
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
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Common questions
- What is typical rent in Point Pleasant, PA?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $2,290/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Point Pleasant, PA?
- Overall risk: Relatively High (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: iceStorm, winterWeather, coldWave, inlandFlooding, lightning.
- What is the wildfire risk in Point Pleasant, PA?
- Risk to homes is higher than 17% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Point Pleasant, PA?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Point Pleasant, PA?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in Point Pleasant, PA?
- Good. Median AQI: 36. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in Point Pleasant, PA?
- Regional Price Parity: 97.6 (100 = US average) (Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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