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Wheatland is a tiny town of 819 people in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. It's about 10 miles from Youngstown, OH and 59 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $68k and rent runs about $613 a month.
819people
$68kTypical home
$613/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
51"Snow
180Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 819
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 938 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 10 mi to Youngstown, OH
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $68k (≈$427/mo)
- Median rent $613/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 162 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 18 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 (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (424 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to PIT airport
- 51 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 830 ft
- 241 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 380 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 84 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mercer County: R+30 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk