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Vanderbilt is a tiny town of 353 people in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It's about 31 miles from Morgantown, WV and 33 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $850 a month.
353people
$103kTypical home
$850/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
30"Snow
187Sunny days
173Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 353
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,908 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 31 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$649/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 187 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 178 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 173 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 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
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to LBE airport
- 44 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 961 ft
- 159 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 288 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 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