Living in Coulter, PA
Coulter is a tiny town of 236 people in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It's about 14 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $950 a month.
236people
$106kTypical home
$950/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
21"Snow
187Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 236
- Part of a metro area
- About 367 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 14 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$668/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 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 61
- 17% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to LBE airport
- 27 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 945 ft
- 174 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 74 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,292 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 305 bars within 25 mi
- 371 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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