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Mars is a small town of 1,285 people in Butler County, Pennsylvania. It's about 18 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $294k and rent runs about $732 a month.
1,285people
$294kTypical home
$732/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
32"Snow
194Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,285
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,734 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 18 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $294k (≈$1,855/mo)
- Median rent $732/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (359 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,130 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 20% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to PIT airport
- 18 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,073 ft
- 200 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,262 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 312 bars within 25 mi
- 387 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Butler County: R+32 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very 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
- 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.