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Burgettstown is a small town of 1,412 people in Washington County, Pennsylvania. It's about 9 miles from Weirton, WV and 22 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $823 a month.
1,412people
$129kTypical home
$823/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
34"Snow
194Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,412
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,270 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 9 mi to Weirton, WV
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$816/mo)
- Median rent $823/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (24 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (49 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to PIT airport
- 11 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 204 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 914 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 224 bars within 25 mi
- 292 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+26 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk