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Lemont Furnace is a tiny town of 877 people in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It's about 24 miles from Morgantown, WV and 40 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $673 a month.
877people
$81kTypical home
$673/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
39"Snow
190Sunny days
164Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 877
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 853 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 24 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$510/mo)
- Median rent $673/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 164 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (506 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,094 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to MGW airport
- 50 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,165 ft
- 155 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 208 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette County: R+38 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.