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Economy is a big small town of 9,005 people in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It's about 18 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $251k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,005people
$251kTypical home
$1,009/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
27"Snow
194Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,005
- Part of a metro area
- About 504 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 18 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $251k (≈$1,582/mo)
- Median rent $1,009/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" 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
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (735 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to PIT airport
- 11 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 961 ft
- 205 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 83 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,241 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 317 bars within 25 mi
- 390 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 64 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Beaver County: R+21 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very 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