Living in Coraopolis, PA
Coraopolis is a big small town of 5,417 people in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It's about 11 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $902 a month.
5,417people
$170kTypical home
$902/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
31"Snow
194Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,417
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,073 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 11 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,070/mo)
- Median rent $902/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (249 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (854 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 19% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to PIT airport
- 4 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 774 ft
- 199 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 89 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,332 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 332 bars within 25 mi
- 418 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 67 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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