Living in West Mayfield, PA
West Mayfield is a small town of 1,332 people in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It's about 27 miles from Youngstown, OH and 30 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $968 a month.
1,332people
$137kTypical home
$968/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
29"Snow
194Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,332
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,675 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 27 mi to Youngstown, OH
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$863/mo)
- Median rent $968/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 194 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 171 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (244 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,129 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to PIT airport
- 21 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,066 ft
- 217 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 515 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 162 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Beaver County: R+21 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very 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