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South Connellsville is a small town of 1,807 people in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It's about 31 miles from Morgantown, WV and 37 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $864 a month.
1,807people
$112kTypical home
$864/moRent
82° / 37°Summer / winter
25"Snow
190Sunny days
175Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,807
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,075 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 31 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$706/mo)
- Median rent $864/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 175 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 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 50
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to LBE airport
- 49 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,457 ft
- 154 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 272 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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