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Dunbar is a tiny town of 999 people in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It's about 29 miles from Morgantown, WV and 37 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $768 a month.
999people
$88kTypical home
$768/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
26"Snow
190Sunny days
175Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 999
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,728 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 29 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$556/mo)
- Median rent $768/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 175 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" 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 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to LBE airport
- 48 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,043 ft
- 155 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 245 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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