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Oak HillsPA

It is a town of 2,513 residents in Pennsylvania.

Is Oak Hills a good place to live?

26% of residents are 65 or older in Oak Hills, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 18%. We don’t grade Oak Hills yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Oak Hills: who provides what

Oak Hills is unincorporated, so Butler County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerCentral Electric Coop16.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPa American Water Co ButlerNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesButler CountyButler County provides services here
SchoolsButler Area School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereButler County Board of ElectionsButler County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes16002, 16001, 1605316002 79% · 16001 15% · 16053 6%Census 2020

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 Oak Hills.

Natural hazards

Oak Hills faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

FEMA puts 86% of Oak Hills’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Oak Hills sits below nearly four fifths of U.S. communities.

21risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
21Low riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Oak Hills

Oak Hills’ July high comes in at 83°F.

35″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–38°
Spring37–61°
Summer58–82°
Fall42–63°
Oct 14
typical first frost
May 7
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

Most of Oak Hills’ workers commute out: the town has 0.8 jobs for each of them

Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Oak Hills rose by 53, to 908. Just 4% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are Butler Township (17%), Pittsburgh (12%) and Butler (10%). For half of commuters, work is under 14 miles away.

4%work in town
Oak HillsPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Median household income$91,000$81,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town3.7%6.3%8%
Below the poverty line6.5%7.6%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Oak Hills4%
Butler Township17%
Pittsburgh12%
Butler10%
Cranberry Township4%
14 mi
median commute distance
908
jobs based in Oak Hills
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Who lives here

A older population than Pennsylvania as a whole

The age of the median resident for Oak Hills comes to 49.6 years. People 65 and older are just over a quarter of residents (20% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). 40% of Oak Hills adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.

49.6median age · PA 40.9
Oak HillsPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Median age49.6 years43.2 years40.5 years
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+40%29%29%
Oak HillsPennsylvaniaUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma1%
High school29%
Some college18%
Associate’s13%
Bachelor’s22%
Graduate18%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.5 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Oak Hills
Oak HillsPAU.S.
Under 1010.9%10.8%11.6%
10 to 176.6%9.7%10.3%
18 to 248.4%9%9.1%
25 to 348%13%13.7%
35 to 4411.7%12.6%13.2%
45 to 5411.8%11.9%12.2%
55 to 6416.4%13.6%12.7%
65 to 7415.2%11.4%10.2%
75 and older10.9%8.1%7%
No diploma0.6%7.9%10.4%
High school29.1%32.9%26%
Some college18.2%15.1%19.1%
Associate’s12.6%8.9%8.8%
Bachelor’s22%20.9%21.6%
Graduate17.5%14.3%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points

Health

How healthy Oak Hills is

14% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Oak Hills. The town does better than the Pennsylvania average on 10 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 1. In Oak Hills, 11% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 19% get no exercise outside work.

Oak HillsPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)20%18%16%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)11%14%14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)19%24%25%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)14%19%19%
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
10 better15 too close to call1 worse
What stands outOak HillsPA
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth9.4%14.5%
Fewer adults in fair or poor health14.1%18.7%
More adults who have had cancer10.1%8.8%
Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita
6 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Housing

A home in Oak Hills sells for about $297K at the median

Oak Hills’ typical rent is $994 a month. The share of households in Oak Hills who own their home: 72%.

$297Kmedian sale price
Oak HillsPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Median rent$994 a month$1,115 a month$1,185 a month
Households that own their home72%78%73%
2
homes sold in September

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Oak Hills

14pages on Oak Hills
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Oak Hills

About Oak Hills

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

Oak Hills is a census-designated place (CDP) in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,333 at the 2010 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
3.4 sq mi
Elevation
1,230 ft

Oak Hills’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Oak Hills.

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MeadowoodMeadowoodOak Hills
How the neighbors grade
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Questions about Oak Hills

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

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