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Elco is a tiny town of 280 people in Washington County, Pennsylvania. It's about 25 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $1k a month.
280people
$159kTypical home
$1,125/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
15"Snow
187Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 280
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,004 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 25 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,005/mo)
- Median rent $1,125/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 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 (24 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (49 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to LBE airport
- 34 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1940
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 771 ft
- 171 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 706 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 151 bars within 25 mi
- 229 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 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