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Brentwood is a big small town of 9,866 people in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It's about 5 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $860 a month.
9,866people
$148kTypical home
$860/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
30"Snow
187Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,866
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,809 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 5 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$936/mo)
- Median rent $860/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 30" 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 (88 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,122 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to PIT airport
- 16 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,207 ft
- 185 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,410 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 326 bars within 25 mi
- 429 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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