BravePA
A town settled in 1890, now home to 140 people.
Is Brave a good place to live?
Brave’s midpoint age is 29.8 years, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 43.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Brave has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
140 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Brave: who provides what
Brave is unincorporated, so Greene County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Brave.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Brave’s workers commute out
The top destinations are Franklin Township (13%), Waynesburg (9%) and Morgantown (9%). Brave’s average trip to work comes in at 31 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 18 miles.
| Brave | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Brave is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Brave’s FEMA hazard score stands at 76 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 90% come from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Brave’s year
A winter brings about 30 inches of snow, with January nights at 21° and July afternoons at 84°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults smoke cigarettes in Brave than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
Among adults in Brave, 19% report frequent mental distress. Two figures for adults locally: 42% sleep under 7 hours, 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Brave | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Brave | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 24.4% | 15.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.9% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brave. Close and well known come first.
17 mi Stadium & arenaMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
34 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a year
29 mi Ancient siteGrave Creek Mound
34 mi Stadium & arenaWesBanco Arena
34 mi City parkOglebay Park
18 mi National Historic SiteFriendship Hill National Historic Site18K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Grave Creek Mound: Shonebrooks, CC0 · WesBanco Arena: Jgera5 at English Wikipedia, CC0 · Oglebay Park: Morganismysheltie (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Friendship Hill National Historic Site: The original uploader was ScottyBoy900Q at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Brave
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Brave
About 7 of every 100 Brave residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave Brave for work
Where Brave’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Brave
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brave, PA a good place to live?
Brave has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.