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East McKeesport is a small town of 2,002 people in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It's about 10 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $780 a month.
2,002people
$101kTypical home
$780/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
25"Snow
187Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,002
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,847 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 10 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$638/mo)
- Median rent $780/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 25" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (206 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,194 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 14% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to LBE airport
- 24 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,207 ft
- 178 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 86 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,364 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 311 bars within 25 mi
- 405 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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