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Monaca is a big small town of 5,519 people in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It's about 23 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $768 a month.
5,519people
$163kTypical home
$768/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
29"Snow
194Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,519
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,723 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 23 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,026/mo)
- Median rent $768/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (160 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,044 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to PIT airport
- 13 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 981 ft
- 210 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,012 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 244 bars within 25 mi
- 315 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Beaver County: R+21 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very 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