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West Pittsburg is a tiny town of 909 people in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. It's about 19 miles from Youngstown, OH and 40 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $797 a month.
909people
$107kTypical home
$797/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
30"Snow
194Sunny days
154Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 909
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 906 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 19 mi to Youngstown, OH
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$674/mo)
- Median rent $797/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 154 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" 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
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (453 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to PIT airport
- 31 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 873 ft
- 224 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 61 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 498 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 71 bars within 25 mi
- 132 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+34 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
- 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.