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Masontown is a small town of 3,201 people in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It's about 15 miles from Morgantown, WV and 41 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $451 a month.
3,201people
$126kTypical home
$451/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
19"Snow
190Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,201
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,141 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 15 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$796/mo)
- Median rent $451/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" 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
- About average violent crime (393 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,344 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MGW airport
- 48 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 974 ft
- 165 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 214 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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