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Homestead is a small town of 2,874 people in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It's about 4 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $929 a month.
2,874people
$84kTypical home
$929/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
28"Snow
187Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,874
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,990 people per sq mi
- 4 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 4 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$529/mo)
- Median rent $929/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (726 per 100k)
- High property crime (6,073 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 18% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to PIT airport
- 18 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 764 ft
- 183 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 91 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,422 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 322 bars within 25 mi
- 425 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 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