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Leith-HatfieldPA

A town of 2,577.

Is Leith-Hatfield a good place to live?

Leith-Hatfield’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. We don’t grade Leith-Hatfield yet; the figures below are still real.

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Leith-Hatfield for work

Where Leith-Hatfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

12% → Uniontown Uniontown 12% 10% → South Union Township South Union Township 10% 8% → North Union Township North Union Township 8% 4% → Morgantown Morgantown 4% 4% → Georges Township Georges Township 4% 4% → Menallen Township Menallen Township 4% Leith-Hatfield · 2% stay
525jobs based in Leith-Hatfield
2%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Getting set up

Moving to Leith-Hatfield: who provides what

Leith-Hatfield is unincorporated, so Fayette County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerWest Penn PowerEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterNorth Fayette Cnty Muni Auth water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesFayette CountyFayette County provides services here
SchoolsLaurel Highlands School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereFayette County Election BureauFayette County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2022
ZIP code1540115401 100%Census 2020

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 Leith-Hatfield.

Natural hazards

The FEMA risk score in Leith-Hatfield is lower than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town

At 2 of 100, Leith-Hatfield’s FEMA risk score is where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 30 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100.

2risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
2Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Leith-Hatfield has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Leith-Hatfield for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Leith-Hatfield fell to 525 in 2023, 68 fewer than in 2013. 5.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Leith-Hatfield.

2%work in town
Leith-HatfieldPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town1.6%6.3%8%
Below the poverty line5.4%7.6%9.6%
Median household income$92,000$81,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Leith-Hatfield2%
Uniontown12%
South Union Township10%
North Union Township8%
Morgantown4%
13 mi
median commute distance
525
jobs based in Leith-Hatfield
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Who lives here

Older than Pennsylvania overall

People 65 and older are 30% of residents (20% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 30% of residents (38% statewide). 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.

42.7median age · PA 40.9
Leith-HatfieldPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Median age42.7 years43.2 years40.5 years
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+31%29%29%
Leith-HatfieldPennsylvaniaUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma6%
High school33%
Some college19%
Associate’s11%
Bachelor’s23%
Graduate7%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.2 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Leith-Hatfield
Leith-HatfieldPAU.S.
Under 1014.7%10.8%11.6%
10 to 174.1%9.7%10.3%
18 to 244.9%9%9.1%
25 to 3416.2%13%13.7%
35 to 4411.9%12.6%13.2%
45 to 546.3%11.9%12.2%
55 to 6411.8%13.6%12.7%
65 to 7420.2%11.4%10.2%
75 and older9.9%8.1%7%
No diploma6.1%7.9%10.4%
High school33.2%32.9%26%
Some college18.9%15.1%19.1%
Associate’s11.3%8.9%8.8%
Bachelor’s23.1%20.9%21.6%
Graduate7.4%14.3%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,600, single groups can be off by several points

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Leith-Hatfield

Leith-Hatfield has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.

28″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–41°
Spring39–63°
Summer60–82°
Fall42–65°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults had a checkup this year in Leith-Hatfield than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country

83% of Leith-Hatfield adults had a checkup this year. Leith-Hatfield beats the Pennsylvania average on 9 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 5.3% of Leith-Hatfield adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.

Leith-HatfieldPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)13%16%17%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)83%79%79%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)30%35%35%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)34%38%36%
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
9 better14 too close to call3 worse
What stands outLeith-HatfieldPA
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth11.4%14.5%
Fewer adults in frequent mental distress13.4%16.4%
More adults who have had cancer11.7%8.8%
Uniontown Hospital
1.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Housing

Homes in Leith-Hatfield sell for about $405K

The median rent in Leith-Hatfield is $975 a month.

$405Kmedian sale price
Leith-HatfieldPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Households that own their home91%78%73%
Median rent$975 a month$1,115 a month$1,185 a month
2
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Nearby attractions

Fallingwater and 22 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Leith-Hatfield. Close and well known come first.

All 82 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Deep Creek Lake: Gohens84, CC BY-SA 3.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Leith-Hatfield

14pages on Leith-Hatfield
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Leith-Hatfield

Leith-Hatfield’s neighbors

4 towns share a border with Leith-Hatfield.

Explore the map →
How the neighbors grade
TownPA rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Leith-Hatfield——————
South Union Township#547BA−—C+C+
Uniontown#1009DA−D−CD
Georges Township#566BA+—C+C
East Uniontown——————

South Union Township and Georges Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Leith-Hatfield and East Uniontown aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Leith-Hatfield with a neighbor →

Questions about Leith-Hatfield

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Leith-Hatfield, PA a good place to live?

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