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Ambridge Heights is a small town of 1,501 people in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It's about 16 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $886 a month.
1,501people
$162kTypical home
$886/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
24"Snow
194Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,501
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,570 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 16 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,019/mo)
- Median rent $886/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 194 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 171 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (244 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,129 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 22% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to PIT airport
- 7 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,158 ft
- 204 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 81 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,193 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 298 bars within 25 mi
- 389 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 63 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Beaver County: R+21 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.