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Vandergrift is a big small town of 5,011 people in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It's about 24 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $794 a month.
5,011people
$94kTypical home
$794/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
29"Snow
187Sunny days
161Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,011
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,682 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 24 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$592/mo)
- Median rent $794/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 161 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (217 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (679 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 40% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to LBE airport
- 35 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 906 ft
- 177 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 972 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 233 bars within 25 mi
- 293 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Westmoreland County: R+28 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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