JoffrePA
A town of 610, settled in 1915.
Is Joffre a good place to live?
32% of residents live below the poverty line in Joffre, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 2 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Joffre. Joffre has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
610 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Acrisure Stadium and 61 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Joffre. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
19 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
19 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
26 mi Theme parkKennywood
20 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
10 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 Joffre: who provides what
Joffre 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 Joffre.
The typical home in Joffre is valued at about $147K
85% of Joffre households own their home, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 78% and U.S. towns at 73%. Typical home values rose 14% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Joffre’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
Only 1% of working residents stay in Joffre for work; the rest commute out. Jobs in Joffre grew by 84 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 94. The average trip to work in the town is 30 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 15 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Joffre’s year
A winter brings about 44 inches of snow, with January nights at 21° and July afternoons at 83°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Joffre has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Compared with 61% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Joffre is higher. FEMA puts 92% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Joffre is
For adults in Joffre, the share who have high blood pressure is 37%. In Joffre, a fifth of adults binge drink, and 39% have obesity.
| Joffre | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Joffre | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.6% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 19.5% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Joffre
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Joffre
About 2 of every 100 Joffre residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave Joffre for work
Where Joffre’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Joffre
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Joffre, PA a good place to live?
Joffre has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.