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McKees Rocks is a big small town of 5,786 people in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It's about 5 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $76k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,786people
$76kTypical home
$1,081/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
33"Snow
194Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,786
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,479 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 5 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $76k (≈$477/mo)
- Median rent $1,081/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (356 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,249 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to PIT airport
- 9 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 896 ft
- 193 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 86 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,362 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 321 bars within 25 mi
- 419 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 62 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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