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Franklin Park is a small city of 15,235 people in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It's about 12 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $486k and rent runs about $2k a month.
15,235people
$486kTypical home
$2,330/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
28"Snow
194Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,235
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,125 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 12 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $486k (≈$3,062/mo)
- Median rent $2,330/mo
- Median household income $177k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 194 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 171 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 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 (48 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (290 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 41% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 76% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to PIT airport
- 10 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,250 ft
- 199 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 92 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,323 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 322 bars within 25 mi
- 421 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 62 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allegheny County: D+20 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk