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Star Junction is a tiny town of 456 people in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It's about 28 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $749 a month.
456people
$147kTypical home
$749/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
18"Snow
187Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 456
- Part of a metro area
- About 389 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 28 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$925/mo)
- Median rent $749/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 187 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 178 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 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 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to LBE airport
- 39 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,175 ft
- 165 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 383 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.