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Turtle Creek is a big small town of 5,007 people in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It's about 8 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $682 a month.
5,007people
$85kTypical home
$682/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
25"Snow
187Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,007
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,146 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 8 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$535/mo)
- Median rent $682/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 25" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (250 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,152 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 19% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 27% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to PIT airport
- 22 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 784 ft
- 180 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 92 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,380 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 318 bars within 25 mi
- 405 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allegheny County: D+20 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk