Living in Perryopolis, PA
Perryopolis is a small town of 1,529 people in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It's about 27 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $772 a month.
1,529people
$164kTypical home
$772/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
18"Snow
187Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,529
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,044 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 27 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,032/mo)
- Median rent $772/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 187 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 178 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (281 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,163 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 31% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to LBE airport
- 38 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 994 ft
- 165 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 486 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 85 bars within 25 mi
- 124 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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