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Charleroi is a small town of 4,202 people in Washington County, Pennsylvania. It's about 21 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $53k and rent runs about $907 a month.
4,202people
$53kTypical home
$907/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
12"Snow
187Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,202
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,514 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 21 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $53k (≈$333/mo)
- Median rent $907/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 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 40
- 23% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to LBE airport
- 30 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 810 ft
- 173 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,056 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 254 bars within 25 mi
- 318 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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