Living in Meridian, PA
Meridian is a small town of 3,837 people in Butler County, Pennsylvania. It's about 29 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $244k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,837people
$244kTypical home
$1,146/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
35"Snow
187Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,837
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,364 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 29 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,539/mo)
- Median rent $1,146/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 187 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 178 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 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 50
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to PIT airport
- 29 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,286 ft
- 204 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 513 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 101 bars within 25 mi
- 153 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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