BakerstownPA
A town of 2,527, settled in 1826.
Is Bakerstown a good place to live?
72% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Bakerstown, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. Richland Township Community Park, at 101 acres with 1.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. We don’t grade Bakerstown yet; the figures below are still real.
Bakerstown has grown 56% from 2010 to 2020
1,761 counted in 2010 and 2,745 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Acrisure Stadium and 56 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bakerstown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
15 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
15 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
19 mi Theme parkKennywood
15 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
15 mi LandmarkFort PittPhoto credits
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Moving to Bakerstown: who provides what
Bakerstown is unincorporated, so Allegheny County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bakerstown.
The median rent in Bakerstown is higher than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
Bakerstown’s median rent is $2,523 a month, against $1,115 a month in Pennsylvania’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Typical home values rose 7.5% in the year to September 2026.
| Bakerstown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,523 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 78% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The FEMA risk score in Bakerstown is lower than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
The FEMA risk score in Bakerstown is 2 of 100. Since 1985, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bakerstown.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Bakerstown’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Bakerstown for work: only 3% work in town. Bakerstown’s median household income is $164,000. Since 2013, Bakerstown has added 114 jobs, to 839 in 2023.
| Bakerstown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $164,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Bakerstown, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Bakerstown has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 20° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Richland Township Community Park | 1.7 mi | 101 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Bakerstown is
Bakerstown beats the Pennsylvania average on 15 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 12% of Bakerstown adults report frequent mental distress. Only 9 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Bakerstown.
| Bakerstown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Bakerstown | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.1% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 10.1% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.2% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Bakerstown
Colleges nearby
11 within 15 miles of the center of Bakerstown
About 0 of every 100 Bakerstown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
97% of working residents leave Bakerstown for work
Where Bakerstown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bakerstown
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Bakerstown is a census-designated place within Richland Township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 2,745. Despite Bakerstown's small size, there are a few shops located within the settlement. Bakerstown is also home to the Richland Township Community Park.
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- Area
- 2.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,086 ft
- ZIP code
- 15007
Bakerstown’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Bakerstown.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakerstown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Richland Township | #128 | A | C− | — | A+ | A |
| West Deer Township | #16 | A+ | B | A | A− | A− |
Richland Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Bakerstown isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Bakerstown with a neighbor →
Questions about Bakerstown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bakerstown, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Bakerstown yet; the figures below are still real.
What is Bakerstown, PA known for?
2 notable people were born here, including James Patton Flick and John Leighton Stewart.