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Crafton is a big small town of 5,961 people in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It's about 5 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $201k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,961people
$201kTypical home
$1,019/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
34"Snow
194Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,961
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,220 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 5 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $201k (≈$1,268/mo)
- Median rent $1,019/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 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 (135 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,263 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to PIT airport
- 9 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 951 ft
- 192 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 81 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,384 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 323 bars within 25 mi
- 428 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 58 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 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