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Houston is a small town of 1,313 people in Washington County, Pennsylvania. It's about 18 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $775 a month.
1,313people
$204kTypical home
$775/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
32"Snow
194Sunny days
154Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,313
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,195 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 18 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,285/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 194 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 171 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 154 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (24 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (49 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PIT airport
- 17 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 942 ft
- 192 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,042 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 274 bars within 25 mi
- 333 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+26 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk