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Bell Acres is a small town of 1,468 people in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It's about 15 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 $438k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,468people
$438kTypical home
$1,098/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
24"Snow
194Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,468
- Part of a metro area
- About 274 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 15 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $438k (≈$2,759/mo)
- Median rent $1,098/mo
- Median household income $166k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 138 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
- Very low violent crime (121 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (643 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to PIT airport
- 7 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,066 ft
- 202 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,301 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 324 bars within 25 mi
- 409 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 65 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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