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Grove City is a big small town of 7,830 people in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. It's about 29 miles from Youngstown, OH and 50 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $906 a month.
7,830people
$172kTypical home
$906/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
37"Snow
180Sunny days
164Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,830
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,904 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 29 mi to Youngstown, OH
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,082/mo)
- Median rent $906/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 164 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (417 per 100k)
People
- Median age 24
- 23% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 34% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to PIT airport
- 47 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,253 ft
- 223 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 167 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mercer County: R+30 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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