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