Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Point Marion’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living, an A− for walkability, and an A for history; the weakest is a D for incomes. 25% of residents live below the poverty line in Point Marion, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. On incomes, just 66 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. Point Marion has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Point Marion beats most towns.
Albert Gallatin House; Friendship Hill National Historic SiteIn a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Point Marion is from typical.
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Census counts: 28 in 1880, a peak of 2,197 in 1950, 1,156 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1800 and 6 maps from 1902 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Point Marion, 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 Point Marion.
The typical Point Marion home is worth about $91,000, down 11.6% in a year, 68% below the Pennsylvania typical home. 64% of households own their home in Point Marion, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (78%) and U.S. towns (73%). The median rent in Point Marion is $946 a month.
| Point Marion | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $946 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Point Marion beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 23% of Point Marion adults smoke cigarettes.
| Point Marion | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Point Marion | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.4% | 14.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 9.2% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 22.5% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.4% of working residents work locally in Point Marion. Since 2013, Point Marion has lost 65 jobs, to 39 in 2023. Point Marion’s median household income is $60,000.
| Point Marion | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $60,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Point Marion has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Point Marion's reported crime rate is well below Pennsylvania's. Most reported incidents are property crimes. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2024.
| Point Marion | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 6.4 per 1,000 residents | 6.8 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 1.8 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 1985, 23 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Point Marion.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Point Marion. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi MuseumFallingwater
7 mi Stadium & arenaMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
17 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a year
39 mi MountainMount Davis
31 mi LakeDeep Creek Lake
2 mi National Historic SiteFriendship Hill National Historic Site18K visitors a yearFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Deep Creek Lake: Gohens84, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Friendship Hill National Historic Site: The original uploader was ScottyBoy900Q at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Point Marion
About 3 of every 100 Point Marion residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Point Marion’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Pennsylvania, United States
Point Marion is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is located less than one mile north of West Virginia at the confluence of the Monongahela and Cheat rivers. Approximately three miles north of Point Marion is Friendship Hill National Historic Site, home of early American politician Albert Gallatin. Point Marion was settled in the mid-18th century and named in 1842 for its geographic location and Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox". The population was 1,152 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 1,159 tabulated in 2010. It is served by the Albert Gallatin Area School District.
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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+.
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