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Living in Oak Hills, PA

Oak Hills is a small town of 2,513 people in Butler County, Pennsylvania. It's about 27 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $286k and rent runs about $994 a month.

2,513people
$286kTypical home
$994/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
35"Snow
187Sunny days
168Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 2,513
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 746 people per sq mi
  • 27 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
  • 27 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
  • 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $286k (≈$1,802/mo)
  • Median rent $994/mo
  • Median household income $91k
  • Property tax about 1.1% of value
  • 9.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 81°F
  • Winter highs around 33°F
  • Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
  • 187 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
  • 178 cloudy days a year
  • 61 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 168 days a year with rain or snow
  • 35" of snow a year
  • 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 19 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • About average violent crime (359 per 100k), county-wide
  • Low property crime (1,130 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 50
  • 20% of households have kids
  • 25% are 65 or older
  • 39% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 28 min
  • 4% walk or take transit to work
  • 29 mi to PIT airport
  • 29 mi to PIT (major hub)
  • 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 74% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1977
  • 87% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 1,273 ft
  • 201 mi to the ocean
  • 86 mi to a big lake
  • 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 27 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 4 mi to the nearest campground
  • 61 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 593 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 131 bars within 25 mi
  • 174 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 26 museums within 25 mi
  • 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 13 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 31% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • Vet in town
  • 3 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 8 congregations per 10k people
  • 13 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Butler County: R+32 in 2024
  • Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly

Natural hazards

  • Very 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
  • Very low heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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