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Oliver is a small town of 2,393 people in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It's about 23 miles from Morgantown, WV and 39 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $762 a month.
2,393people
$144kTypical home
$762/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
29"Snow
190Sunny days
161Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,393
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,077 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 23 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$911/mo)
- Median rent $762/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 161 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (506 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,094 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 17% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to MGW airport
- 48 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 948 ft
- 158 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 226 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette County: R+38 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk