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Carnot-Moon is a big small town of 13,534 people in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It's about 14 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $264k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,534people
$264kTypical home
$1,214/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
31"Snow
194Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,534
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,263 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 14 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $264k (≈$1,666/mo)
- Median rent $1,214/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (209 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (963 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 20% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to PIT airport
- 2 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,109 ft
- 201 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 84 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,323 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 328 bars within 25 mi
- 419 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 69 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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