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Fayette City is a tiny town of 386 people in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It's about 25 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $76k and rent runs about $736 a month.
386people
$76kTypical home
$736/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
16"Snow
187Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 386
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,739 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 $76k (≈$482/mo)
- Median rent $736/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 16" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 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 45
- 20% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to LBE airport
- 34 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 784 ft
- 169 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 796 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 183 bars within 25 mi
- 255 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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