Living in Ellport, PA
Ellport is a small town of 1,127 people in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. It's about 26 miles from Youngstown, OH and 33 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $853 a month.
1,127people
$165kTypical home
$853/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
28"Snow
194Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,127
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,627 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 26 mi to Youngstown, OH
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,041/mo)
- Median rent $853/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 194 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 171 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (453 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to PIT airport
- 26 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 883 ft
- 217 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 468 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 59 bars within 25 mi
- 152 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+34 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk