Borough in Pennsylvania, US

Turtle Creek

$99kMedian Home
271Sunny Days/yr
63°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 5k· Elev. 738 ftWikipedia

Turtle Creek is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Pittsburgh. The population was 5,114 at the 2020 census. George Westinghouse constructed a manufacturing plant nearby. Turtle Creek takes its name from a small stream that flows into the Monongahela River. Before white settlers arrived, there was a small village of Native Americans living there from the Turtle Clan of the Iroquois Nation.Wikipedia

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. Among all US states, Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous with over 13 million residents as of the 2020 United States census, the ninth-highest by population density, and the 33rd-largest by land area.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.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$1k/mo
Median Rent
$99k
Median Home Price
Rent burden25% of income
Household Income
$57k
Median annual
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Livability

School Rating
6.3/10
Internet
Fiber
94%
Cable
100%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
271
sunny days per year
74% of the year
Avg High Temp
63°F
annual average
Humidity
71%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
71/100
Good
Temp Swing
46°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
49"
inches per year
Snowfall
8"
inches per year
Air Quality
45
Good AQI
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Demographics

Population5k
Altitude738 ftabove sea level
Median Age34 yrs
College Educated18%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home5%of workforce
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