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Country around Fort Hill is a rural area of about 418 people in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 39 miles from Morgantown, WV and 59 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $692 a month.
418people
$207kTypical home
$692/moRent
79° / 33°Summer / winter
61"Snow
190Sunny days
170Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 418 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 39 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,304/mo)
- Median rent $692/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 170 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (204 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (245 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 25% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to LBE airport
- 71 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,435 ft
- 131 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Somerset County: R+57 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk