Living in Baldwin, PA
Baldwin is a small city of 21,057 people in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It's about 4 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $1k a month.
21,057people
$208kTypical home
$1,066/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
29"Snow
187Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,057
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,649 people per sq mi
- 4 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 4 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,314/mo)
- Median rent $1,066/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 187 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 178 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 157 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (132 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,210 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PIT airport
- 17 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,093 ft
- 184 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 83 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,419 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 327 bars within 25 mi
- 429 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% 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
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allegheny County: D+20 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- 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