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Waynesburg is a small town of 3,811 people in Greene County, Pennsylvania. It's about 22 miles from Morgantown, WV and 39 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $681 a month.
3,811people
$158kTypical home
$681/moRent
83° / 39°Summer / winter
30"Snow
196Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,811
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4,734 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 22 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$998/mo)
- Median rent $681/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 152 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (244 per 100k)
People
- Median age 27
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 26% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to MGW airport
- 41 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,076 ft
- 180 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 204 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Greene County: R+45 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk