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Hillsville is a tiny town of 400 people in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. It's about 10 miles from Youngstown, OH and 48 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $1k a month.
400people
$106kTypical home
$1,025/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
32"Snow
180Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 400
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 334 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 10 mi to Youngstown, OH
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$667/mo)
- Median rent $1,025/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (453 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 18% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to PIT airport
- 39 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,135 ft
- 233 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 451 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 109 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+34 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.