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Mount Oliver is a small town of 3,319 people in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It's part of the Pittsburgh, PA area. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,319people
$97kTypical home
$1,302/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
31"Snow
187Sunny days
154Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,319
- Part of a metro area
- About 9,791 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Pittsburgh, PA area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$611/mo)
- Median rent $1,302/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 187 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 178 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 154 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (209 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (963 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 28% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PIT airport
- 14 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,083 ft
- 187 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 90 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,433 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 326 bars within 25 mi
- 434 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 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