IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Dawson, PA
Dawson is a tiny town of 388 people in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It's about 32 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $944 a month.
388people
$88kTypical home
$944/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
25"Snow
187Sunny days
173Rain/snow days
Is Dawson right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 388
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,243 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 32 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$555/mo)
- Median rent $944/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 173 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (506 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,094 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to LBE airport
- 43 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 840 ft
- 159 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 292 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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