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Glenshaw is a big small town of 9,139 people in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It's about 7 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $250k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,139people
$250kTypical home
$1,007/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
30"Snow
187Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,139
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,924 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 7 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $250k (≈$1,573/mo)
- Median rent $1,007/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (209 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (963 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PIT airport
- 14 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,086 ft
- 191 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 87 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,343 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 316 bars within 25 mi
- 412 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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