Living in Liberty, PA
Liberty is a small town of 2,320 people in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It's about 10 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $813 a month.
2,320people
$116kTypical home
$813/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
20"Snow
187Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,320
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,622 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 10 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$729/mo)
- Median rent $813/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (122 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (548 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to PIT airport
- 23 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 981 ft
- 178 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 80 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,382 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 317 bars within 25 mi
- 411 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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