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Forest Hills, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Forest Hills is a Census borough of 6,286 people across 1.56 square miles of land, in Allegheny County. Median household income is $89,688, 75.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Forest Hills
What Forest Hills is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area1.56 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,018
- County holding the largest share of its areaAllegheny County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Forest Hills
How many people live in Forest Hills
- Population6,286
- Median age43.8
- Population under 18961 plus or minus 227
- Share under 1815.3 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Population 65 and over1,462
- Share 65 and over23.3 percent
- Households3,112
- Family households1,628
- Share of households that are families52.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Forest Hills
- Median household income$89,688
- Per capita income$58,488
- Civilian labor force3,858
- Employed3,568
- Unemployed290 plus or minus 157
- Unemployment rate7.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over5,060
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher57.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree23.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Forest Hills
- Housing units3,436
- Occupied units3,112
- Vacant units324 plus or minus 116
- Vacancy rate9.4 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Owner occupied2,342
- Renter occupied770 plus or minus 202
- Ownership rate75.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$200,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,068
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.3 percent
- Single family units2,872
- Share single family83.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more564 plus or minus 213
- Share in buildings of two or more16.4 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1949
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Forest Hills gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,513
- Commuting under 15 minutes227 plus or minus 74
- Share commuting under 15 minutes9.0 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,073
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.7 percent
- Drove alone56.1 percent
- Carpooled7.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport6.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home28.1 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Forest Hills
- NFIP communityBorough of Forest Hills
- NFIP community number420035
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Borough of Forest Hills participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420035 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Allegheny County, not Forest Hills
Allegheny County context, not Forest Hills figures
- Establishments in Allegheny County33,812
- Covered employment, Allegheny County670,637
- Average annual pay, Allegheny County$78,297
- Housing units permitted, Allegheny County2,999
Every figure in this section is published for Allegheny County as a whole and is not a measurement of Forest Hills.
All Allegheny County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Forest Hills questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Forest Hills, Pennsylvania?
6,286, in 3,112 households. Forest Hills borough covers 1.56 square miles of land, which is 4,018 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Forest Hills in?
Allegheny County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Forest Hills?
$89,688. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $200,700. Median gross rent is $1,068 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Forest Hills in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Forest Hills appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Forest Hills, borough of, community 420035, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Forest Hills figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Allegheny County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Forest Hills.
Is zoning published for Forest Hills?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.