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Slippery Rock is a small town of 3,495 people in Butler County, Pennsylvania. It's about 31 miles from Youngstown, OH and 44 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $255k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,495people
$255kTypical home
$1,015/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
35"Snow
180Sunny days
164Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,495
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,125 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 31 mi to Youngstown, OH
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $255k (≈$1,611/mo)
- Median rent $1,015/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 164 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (162 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (857 per 100k)
People
- Median age 23
- 18% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 37% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to PIT airport
- 41 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,243 ft
- 218 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 187 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Butler County: R+32 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk