Living in West Wilmerding, PA
West Wilmerding is a tiny town of 475 people in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It's about 9 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $1k a month.
475people
$126kTypical home
$1,070/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
25"Snow
187Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 475
- Part of a metro area
- About 975 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 9 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$795/mo)
- Median rent $1,070/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (209 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (963 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to PIT airport
- 23 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,099 ft
- 179 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 88 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,374 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 311 bars within 25 mi
- 405 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.