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New Beaver is a small town of 1,343 people in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. It's about 20 miles from Youngstown, OH and 37 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $700 a month.
1,343people
$136kTypical home
$700/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
28"Snow
194Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,343
- Part of a metro area
- About 93 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 20 mi to Youngstown, OH
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$855/mo)
- Median rent $700/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 194 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 171 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (76 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (272 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to PIT airport
- 28 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,175 ft
- 223 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 64 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 455 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 69 bars within 25 mi
- 131 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+34 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk