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Ellwood City is a big small town of 7,532 people in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. It's about 25 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 $123k and rent runs about $865 a month.
7,532people
$123kTypical home
$865/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
28"Snow
194Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,532
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,241 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 25 mi to Youngstown, OH
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$774/mo)
- Median rent $865/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% 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 (81 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (470 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to PIT airport
- 26 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 902 ft
- 218 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 24 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
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 10 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
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 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