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Donora is a small town of 4,527 people in Washington County, Pennsylvania. It's about 19 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $62k and rent runs about $916 a month.
4,527people
$62kTypical home
$916/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
20"Snow
187Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,527
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,384 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 19 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $62k (≈$393/mo)
- Median rent $916/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 12.0% 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
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" 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
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (325 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 14% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to LBE airport
- 29 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1940
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,020 ft
- 173 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 64 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,165 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 279 bars within 25 mi
- 346 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 58 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+26 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk