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Big Beaver is a small town of 1,843 people in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It's about 24 miles from Youngstown, OH and 33 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $186k and rent runs about $933 a month.
1,843people
$186kTypical home
$933/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
27"Snow
194Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,843
- Part of a metro area
- About 104 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 24 mi to Youngstown, OH
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,174/mo)
- Median rent $933/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 27" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 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 55
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to PIT airport
- 24 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,112 ft
- 219 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 64 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 422 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 72 bars within 25 mi
- 135 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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.