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Muse is a small town of 2,529 people in Washington County, Pennsylvania. It's about 16 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $340k and rent runs about $827 a month.
2,529people
$340kTypical home
$827/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
33"Snow
194Sunny days
154Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,529
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,630 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 16 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $340k (≈$2,146/mo)
- Median rent $827/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 154 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (24 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (49 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 40% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PIT airport
- 14 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,119 ft
- 193 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 61 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,125 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 290 bars within 25 mi
- 355 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+26 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk