Living in East Washington, PA
East Washington is a small town of 1,714 people in Washington County, Pennsylvania. It's about 23 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $254k and rent runs about $919 a month.
1,714people
$254kTypical home
$919/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
31"Snow
194Sunny days
154Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,714
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,817 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 23 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $254k (≈$1,599/mo)
- Median rent $919/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 154 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (91 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (288 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 20% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to PIT airport
- 22 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,191 ft
- 190 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 849 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 228 bars within 25 mi
- 254 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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