Cost of living in Ambridge, Pennsylvania
Ambridge, Pennsylvania has about 6,890 people. Typical rent is $969 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $51,537 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #139 in Pennsylvania on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $969 a month.
Ambridge is a borough in Pennsylvania. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $51,537 a year.
- People
- 6,890
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $969
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $51,537
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $98,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,389
- Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area
Ambridge, Pennsylvania has about 6,890 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $98,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Beaver County is $1,389 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Ambridge. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Pittsburgh, PA metro area, prices sit at 94.7 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Pennsylvania taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Ambridge's exact store tax.
Some places in Pennsylvania add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.99% of income. That is not a Ambridge bill.
In July 2026, a typical Pennsylvania home paid 21.72¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Ambridge's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Pennsylvania in the table we use.
Among 873 places we list in Pennsylvania with a rent figure, 533 have higher typical rent than Ambridge.
Nearby places
- Ambridge Heights
Typical rent $882
Compare with Ambridge - Leetsdale
Typical rent $959
Compare with Ambridge - Aliquippa
Typical rent $821
Compare with Ambridge - Bell Acres
Typical rent $1,098
Compare with Ambridge - Edgeworth
Typical rent $1,438
Compare with Ambridge - Baden
Typical rent $646
Compare with Ambridge - Economy
Typical rent $1,009
Compare with Ambridge - Sewickley
Typical rent $955
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Pennsylvania
Bigger places in Pennsylvania
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.