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White Oak is a big small town of 7,468 people in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It's about 12 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,468people
$162kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
22"Snow
187Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,468
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,128 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 12 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,023/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (854 per 100k)
People
- Median age 55
- 16% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to LBE airport
- 25 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,230 ft
- 176 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 80 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,350 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 311 bars within 25 mi
- 396 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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