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A town of 1,536, settled in 1862.
Dravosburg’s best subject grades are an A+ for walkability, cost of living, and the outdoors; its weakest is a D for schools. 9.5% of residents are under 18 in Dravosburg, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 22%. On cost of living, just 75 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better. Dravosburg’s trail density is 1.8 miles per square mile, above both the Pennsylvania town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). On the outdoors, just 57 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do better. Dravosburg has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Dravosburg beats most towns.
1,792 counted in 2010 and 1,612 in 2020; an estimated 1,536 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Dravosburg is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 850 in 1880, a peak of 3,786 in 1950, 1,612 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 5 maps from 1904 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dravosburg. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
Big draw38 mi MuseumFallingwater
3 mi Theme parkKennywood
9 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
9 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
8 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaAcrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dravosburg, 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 Dravosburg.
The median rent in Dravosburg is $634 a month. The typical Dravosburg home is worth about $108,000, down 4.2% in a year, 62% below the Pennsylvania typical home. 55% of households own their home in Dravosburg.
| Dravosburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 55% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $634 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Dravosburg beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 21% of Dravosburg adults smoke cigarettes.
| Dravosburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Dravosburg | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.7% | 79.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.8% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Dravosburg for work: only 3% work in town. Dravosburg’s median household income is $52,000. Since 2013, Dravosburg has lost 315 jobs, to 397 in 2023.
| Dravosburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $52,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Dravosburg.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Dravosburg has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2.0 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
13 within 15 miles of the center of Dravosburg
About 3 of every 100 Dravosburg residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Dravosburg’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Dravosburg ( druh-VOZE-burg) is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 1,612 at the 2020 census. Dravosburg is located along the Monongahela River.
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3 towns share a border with Dravosburg.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dravosburg | — | — | A+ | — | D | C− |
| West Mifflin | #731 | B− | A− | C− | C | B− |
| McKeesport | #1016 | D | A− | D− | D | D− |
| Glassport | #857 | C | A | C+ | C | C |
Dravosburg has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Dravosburg reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Dravosburg with a neighbor →
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+.
2 notable people were born here, including Cliff Markle and Jake Smith.
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