Pleasant ViewPA
A town of 809 in Pennsylvania.
Is Pleasant View a good place to live?
Pleasant View’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 8 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Pleasant View. Pleasant View has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
809 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pleasant View: who provides what
Pleasant View is unincorporated, so Armstrong 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 Pleasant View.
Pleasant View has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Just 1% of Pleasant View’s working residents have a job in town. Since 2013, Pleasant View has lost 28 jobs, to 35 in 2023. Half commute less than 17 miles. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (10%), Parks Township (6%) and Allegheny Township (5%).
| Pleasant View | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $76,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: high risk in Pleasant View, mostly inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects here, 93% come from inland flooding. Pleasant View’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 77 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Pleasant View
A winter brings about 29 inches of snow, with January nights at 20° and July afternoons at 84°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Pleasant View is
Just over a quarter of Pleasant View adults get no exercise outside work. Among adults here, 39% have obesity and 15% report frequent physical distress.
| Pleasant View | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Pleasant View | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 19.1% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 7.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 35.8% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Pleasant View sells for about $350K
Nine in ten households own their home in Pleasant View. The median rent here is $875 a month.
| Pleasant View | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $875 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Acrisure Stadium and 54 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pleasant View. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
22 mi Theme parkKennywood
26 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
25 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
25 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
26 mi LandmarkFort PittPhoto credits
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 · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Pleasant View
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pleasant View
About 4 of every 100 Pleasant View residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave Pleasant View for work
Where Pleasant View’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Pleasant View
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pleasant View, PA a good place to live?
Pleasant View has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.