Living in Nemacolin, PA
Nemacolin is a small town of 1,306 people in Greene County, Pennsylvania. It's about 17 miles from Morgantown, WV and 38 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $879 a month.
1,306people
$154kTypical home
$879/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
20"Snow
190Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,306
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,166 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 17 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$970/mo)
- Median rent $879/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (11 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (37 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 51% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to MGW airport
- 45 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,165 ft
- 167 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 217 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: R+45 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.