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Brownsville is a small town of 2,412 people in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It's about 27 miles from Morgantown, WV and 29 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $69k and rent runs about $670 a month.
2,412people
$69kTypical home
$670/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
18"Snow
187Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,412
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,469 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 27 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $69k (≈$438/mo)
- Median rent $670/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (297 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,370 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 19% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to MGW airport
- 37 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 919 ft
- 169 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 350 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 90 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette County: R+38 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk