BulgerPA
A town of 119, settled in 1837.
Is Bulger a good place to live?
Bulger’s age of the median resident is 69.4 years, above both the Pennsylvania town median (43.2 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Bulger has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
119 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Acrisure Stadium and 60 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bulger. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
17 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
17 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
24 mi Theme parkKennywood
18 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
11 mi MuseumMeadowcroft RockshelterPhoto credits
Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Bulger: who provides what
Bulger is unincorporated, so Washington 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 Bulger.
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Bulger’s workers commute out
5.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Bulger, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (9%), North Fayette Township (9%) and Smith Township (8%). The median commute is under 13 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Bulger, mostly inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Bulger, 92% come from inland flooding. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage here than in just over three fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Bulger is
The share of adults in Bulger who have obesity: 39%. Among adults here, 20% smoke cigarettes.
| Bulger | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Bulger | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.6% | 7.4% |
| More smokers | 20.1% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical home in Bulger: about $254K
Typical home values rose 6.9% in the year to September 2026. In Bulger, three quarters of households own their home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Bulger
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Bulger
About 0 of every 100 Bulger residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave Bulger for work
Where Bulger’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Bulger
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bulger, PA a good place to live?
Bulger has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.