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Pleasant View is a tiny town of 809 people in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. It's about 24 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $875 a month.
809people
$119kTypical home
$875/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
29"Snow
187Sunny days
160Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 809
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,405 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 24 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$750/mo)
- Median rent $875/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 160 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (38 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (419 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 34% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to LBE airport
- 35 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 965 ft
- 178 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 899 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 226 bars within 25 mi
- 273 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Armstrong County: R+53 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- 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