Living in Versailles, PA
Versailles is a small town of 1,533 people in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It's about 11 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $822 a month.
1,533people
$97kTypical home
$822/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
21"Snow
187Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,533
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,167 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 11 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$612/mo)
- Median rent $822/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (858 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 18% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to LBE airport
- 24 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 866 ft
- 177 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 81 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,403 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 326 bars within 25 mi
- 411 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 62 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 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