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Beaver Falls is a big small town of 8,850 people in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It's about 28 miles from Weirton, WV and 29 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $727 a month.
8,850people
$92kTypical home
$727/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
29"Snow
194Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,850
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,145 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 28 mi to Weirton, WV
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$581/mo)
- Median rent $727/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 194 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 171 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (240 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,217 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to PIT airport
- 19 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 774 ft
- 215 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 522 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 88 bars within 25 mi
- 155 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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