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Hermitage is a small city of 16,041 people in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. It's about 14 miles from Youngstown, OH and 60 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $896 a month.
16,041people
$200kTypical home
$896/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
49"Snow
180Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,041
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 545 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 14 mi to Youngstown, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,258/mo)
- Median rent $896/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 162 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (149 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,243 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 20% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to PIT airport
- 52 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,125 ft
- 240 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 376 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 79 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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