City in Pennsylvania, US

New Castle

$140kMedian Home
271Sunny Days/yr
61°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation22kCenter elevation853 ft
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Long cold season, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Winter is not just a brief interruption. Noticeable daylight swing. Snow is a real part of winter.

About New Castle

New Castle is a city in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. Located along the Shenango River at the mouth of Neshannock Creek, it is 43 miles (69 km) northwest of Pittsburgh near the Pennsylvania–Ohio border, approximately 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Youngstown, Ohio. The city had a population of 21,926 as of the 2020 census. The commercial center of a fertile agricultural region, New Castle is included in the northwestern fringes of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.Wikipedia

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Where It Is

Location Context
New Castle, Pennsylvania
Latitude41.00°
Longitude-80.35°
Population22k
Center elevation853 ft

State Context

PennsylvaniaU.S. state

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, forming the Mason-Dixon Line, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio to its west, the Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest via Lake Erie, New York to its north, and the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east. Pennsylvania's most populous city is Philadelphia, and the state capital is Harrisburg. Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous state in the country, with over 13 million residents as of the 2020 United States census.Wikipedia

Income tax: Flat 3.07%Avg sales tax: 6.34%Property tax: 1.36%Official school data available

About the Region

Mid-Atlantic

The Mid-Atlantic corridor — New York City south through Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. — is the densest and most economically complex region in the country. Finance and media anchor New York; government, defense, and federal contracting anchor D.C.; healthcare and universities anchor Philadelphia and Baltimore. This makes the region one of the most recession-resistant labor markets in the U.S., though the same fundamentals push housing costs persistently high.

Philadelphia and Baltimore offer substantially lower costs than either New York or D.C. while sitting on the same high-speed rail line, making them increasingly attractive to remote workers and hybrid commuters. The New Jersey and Delaware suburbs fill in between, providing family-oriented communities within commuting range of multiple cities. The region's density means genuine walkability in most urban cores, strong transit infrastructure, and cultural institutions that rival anywhere on earth.

Outdoors

Nature Access

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People

City Profile

Median Age38 yrs
College Educated17%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home7%of workforce
Poverty Rate26%
Practical

Cost of Living

Housing
$1k/mo
Median rent
$140k
Median home price
Rent burden31% of income
Household Income
$40k
Median annual
Daily life

Livability

School Rating
7.1/10
Internet
Fiber
0%
Cable
98%
address availability
The year

Climate

Sunshine
271
sunny days per year
74% of the year
Avg High Temp
61°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Humidity year-round
73% warm season / 73% cool season
Comfort Score
51/100
Mixed
Temp Swing
46°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Annual precipitation
46"
inches per year
Annual snowfall
26"
inches per year
Typical Air Quality
45
Good · 2024 modeled average
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
46" of precipitation per year
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humid summers
Summer 73% · Winter 73% · Mar-Aug 68-77%
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