Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Burgettstown’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for history; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. Only 28 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on hazard risk. Burgettstown’s average trip to work is 30 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Burgettstown has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Burgettstown beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Burgettstown is from typical.
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Census counts: 876 in 1880, a peak of 2,497 in 1940, 1,425 in 2020. The archive holds 15 old photos and papers going back to 1923 and 4 maps from 1904 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Burgettstown, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Burgettstown.
Burgettstown’s FEMA risk score is 87 of 100, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 30 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. Since 1979, 15 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Burgettstown.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Burgettstown for work: only 3% work in town. The median household income in Burgettstown is $53,000. Jobs based in Burgettstown grew to 508 in 2023, 226 more than in 2013.
| Burgettstown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $53,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Burgettstown beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Burgettstown.
| Burgettstown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Burgettstown | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.7% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 19.5% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Burgettstown home is worth about $194,000, up 3.1% in a year, 32% below the Pennsylvania typical home. 60% of Burgettstown households own their home.
| Burgettstown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $823 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Burgettstown has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 20° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Burgettstown’s trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Burgettstown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Burgettstown Community Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Burgettstown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
21 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
21 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
28 mi Theme parkKennywood
8 mi MuseumMeadowcroft Rockshelter
22 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaAcrisure 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 · Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Burgettstown
About 4 of every 100 Burgettstown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Burgettstown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 notable people were born in Burgettstown.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Burgettstown is a borough in northwestern Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,424 according to the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The Pavilion at Star Lake, a 23,000-seat outdoor amphitheater that hosts many of the Pittsburgh area's headlining concerts, is located near Burgettstown.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
6 notable people were born here, including John D. Fredericks and Gustave Diamond.
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