IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Connellsville, PA
Connellsville is a big small town of 6,849 people in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It's about 32 miles from Morgantown, WV and 36 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $683 a month.
6,849people
$123kTypical home
$683/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
25"Snow
187Sunny days
175Rain/snow days
Is Connellsville right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,849
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,139 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 32 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$775/mo)
- Median rent $683/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 187 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 178 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 175 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (356 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,243 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 22% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to LBE airport
- 47 mi to PIT (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 978 ft
- 155 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 272 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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