The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.
| Name | County | Wealth Index | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shippensburg University Census Designated Place | Cumberland | 14 |
| 2. | Slippery Rock University Census Designated Place | Butler | 21 |
| 3. | Borough of Braddock | Allegheny | 22 |
| 4. | Borough of East Pittsburgh | Allegheny | 26 |
| 5. | Nemacolin Census Designated Place | Greene | 26 |
| 6. | Borough of Fallston | Beaver | 27 |
| 7. | City of Johnstown | Cambria | 28 |
| 8. | Borough of McKees Rocks | Allegheny | 29 |
| 9. | Borough of Thompsontown | Juniata | 29 |
| 10. | Borough of Penn | Westmoreland | 29 |
| 11. | Borough of Dale | Cambria | 30 |
| 12. | Borough of Marcus Hook | Delaware | 30 |
| 13. | Borough of Homestead | Allegheny | 31 |
| 14. | Borough of Lewistown | Mifflin | 31 |
| 15. | Borough of Tarentum | Allegheny | 31 |
| 16. | Borough of East Conemaugh | Cambria | 31 |
| 17. | Borough of Mount Union | Huntingdon | 31 |
| 18. | Borough of Hawley | Wayne | 31 |
| 19. | Borough of Saxton | Bedford | 31 |
| 20. | Borough of Turtle Creek | Allegheny | 31 |