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South Uniontown is a small town of 1,168 people in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It's about 21 miles from Morgantown, WV and 40 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $150k and rent runs about $835 a month.
1,168people
$150kTypical home
$835/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
31"Snow
190Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,168
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,567 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 21 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$948/mo)
- Median rent $835/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 162 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 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
- 17% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MGW airport
- 49 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,086 ft
- 159 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 233 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.