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Fairchance is a small town of 1,241 people in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It's about 17 miles from Morgantown, WV and 44 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $685 a month.
1,241people
$169kTypical home
$685/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
41"Snow
190Sunny days
167Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,241
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,045 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 17 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,066/mo)
- Median rent $685/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 167 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (506 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,094 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 14% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to MGW airport
- 53 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,066 ft
- 157 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 213 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette County: R+38 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk