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New Brighton is a big small town of 5,567 people in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It's about 26 miles from Weirton, WV and 27 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $749 a month.
5,567people
$109kTypical home
$749/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
29"Snow
194Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,567
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,394 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 26 mi to Weirton, WV
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$689/mo)
- Median rent $749/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" 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
- Low violent crime (246 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,463 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PIT airport
- 17 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 791 ft
- 214 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 559 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 111 bars within 25 mi
- 161 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
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