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Bridgewater is a tiny town of 789 people in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It's about 25 miles from Weirton, WV and 25 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $1k a month.
789people
$193kTypical home
$1,071/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
28"Snow
194Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 789
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,266 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 25 mi to Weirton, WV
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,215/mo)
- Median rent $1,071/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (288 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,376 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 18% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to PIT airport
- 15 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 833 ft
- 212 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 827 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 186 bars within 25 mi
- 233 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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