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Castle Shannon is a big small town of 8,209 people in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It's about 6 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $190k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,209people
$190kTypical home
$1,126/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
35"Snow
194Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,209
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,137 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 6 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $190k (≈$1,200/mo)
- Median rent $1,126/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 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 (131 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (391 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 15% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PIT airport
- 14 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,056 ft
- 187 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 79 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,343 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 313 bars within 25 mi
- 412 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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