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Uniontown is a big small town of 9,742 people in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It's about 22 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 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $774 a month.
9,742people
$88kTypical home
$774/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
29"Snow
190Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,742
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4,752 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 22 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$553/mo)
- Median rent $774/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 9.0% 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
- 29" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (839 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,845 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MGW airport
- 49 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 974 ft
- 158 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 239 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
- 17 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
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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