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Point Marion is a small town of 1,178 people in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It's about 7 miles from Morgantown, WV and 49 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $946 a month.
1,178people
$89kTypical home
$946/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
16"Snow
190Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,178
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,909 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 7 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$560/mo)
- Median rent $946/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 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 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to MGW airport
- 55 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 807 ft
- 161 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 199 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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