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A town of 8,489, settled in 1888.
Jeannette gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $181K, 2.4 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. It grades C overall, 839th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. On the plus side, it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 83% of U.S. towns. Jeannette’s violent crime rate is 4.6 per 1,000 residents, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (0.7) and U.S. towns (1.6).
Where Jeannette beats most towns.
Slide HamptonWhere Jeannette’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Jeannette is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,296 in 1890, a peak of 16,565 in 1960, 8,780 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1920 and 5 maps from 1904 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jeannette. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
14 mi Theme parkKennywood
22 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
22 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
21 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 Jeannette, 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 Jeannette.
Jeannette is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has homes that are cheap against local pay and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s.
At 2.4 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home (about $181K) costs less against local pay than in 83% of Pennsylvania towns; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $1,648, against $3,311 across Pennsylvania, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Jeannette is $863 a month. The typical Jeannette home is worth about $181,000, down 1.3% in a year, 37% below the Pennsylvania typical home. 67% of households own their home in Jeannette.
| Jeannette | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $863 a month | $1,116 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by Jeannette City SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Jeannette HS, with 405 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeannette McKee El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 504 | C |
| Jeannette HSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 405 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here fell from 3,017 in 2013 to 2,215.
Most working residents leave Jeannette for work: only 8% work in town. 19% of Jeannette residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Jeannette has lost 802 jobs, to 2,215 in 2023.
| Jeannette | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $49,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 6% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 31.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 88% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 140 to 92 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Against the 5,475 U.S. towns with household incomes like Jeannette’s, it is healthier than 65%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
Jeannette beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
| Jeannette | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Jeannette | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.7% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 20.2% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jeannette has chilly winters and pleasant summers. Jeannette’s July high is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 42 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Jeannette.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.1 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. West Jeannette Park | — | 5 |
| 2. Jeannette Community Park | — | 5 |
| 3. Mark Clark Field | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
6 within 15 miles of the center of Jeannette
About 5 of every 100 Jeannette residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
15 notable people were born in Jeannette.
City in Pennsylvania, US
Jeannette is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,780 at the 2020 census. Jeannette was founded in 1888 and named after Jeannette Hartupee McKee, the wife of one of the city's founders, H. Sellers McKee. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
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4 towns share a border with Jeannette.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeannette | #839 | C | A | C | C | C |
| Hempfield Township | #104 | A+ | B+ | — | A | B+ |
| Penn Township · Penn | #44 | A+ | C | A+ | A+ | B+ |
| Grapeville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hempfield Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Grapeville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Penn and Penn Township are one community, graded once. Compare Jeannette with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Jeannette grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #839 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C for health, C for safety and C for schools.
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.
15 notable people were born here, including Slide Hampton and Ambrose De Paoli.
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