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Sharon is a big small town of 12,936 people in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. It's about 12 miles from Youngstown, OH and 61 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $827 a month.
12,936people
$79kTypical home
$827/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
54"Snow
180Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,936
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,429 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 12 mi to Youngstown, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$497/mo)
- Median rent $827/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 162 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (451 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,082 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to PIT airport
- 53 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 968 ft
- 243 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 370 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 79 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Mercer County: R+30 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk