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West Hills is a small town of 1,584 people in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. It's about 36 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $785 a month.
1,584people
$226kTypical home
$785/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
37"Snow
187Sunny days
158Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,584
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 486 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 36 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,428/mo)
- Median rent $785/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 158 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (38 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (419 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 21% of households have kids
- 42% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to LBE airport
- 44 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,155 ft
- 188 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 149 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Armstrong County: R+53 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.