Rowes RunPA
A town settled in 1910, now home to 449 people.
Is Rowes Run a good place to live?
Rowes Run’s typical journey to work is 31 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Rowes Run has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
449 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Rowes Run: who provides what
Rowes Run is unincorporated, so Fayette 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 Rowes Run.
Natural hazards: low risk in Rowes Run, mostly inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in four fifths of U.S. communities. FEMA puts four fifths of Rowes Run’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 8% to tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Rowes Run’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.0 jobs for each of them
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Rowes Run dropped by 50, to 2. In Rowes Run, 14% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Uniontown (8%), North Union Township (6%) and Pittsburgh (6%). The median household income for Rowes Run comes to $64,000.
| Rowes Run | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Rowes Run brings four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 22° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 28 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Rowes Run stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally, with more of its adults who have high blood pressure
A quarter of adults say their health is fair or poor in Rowes Run. On the CDC’s 26 measures, Rowes Run is ahead of Pennsylvania on 1 and behind on 13.
| Rowes Run | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Rowes Run | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.3% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Rowes Run sells for about $41K at the median
The share of households in Rowes Run who are owner-occupiers: 89%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fallingwater and 63 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rowes Run. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
26 mi Theme parkKennywood
32 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
32 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
31 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaPhoto credits
Fallingwater: 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
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Everything we know about Rowes Run
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Rowes Run
About 0 of every 100 Rowes Run residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave Rowes Run for work
Where Rowes Run’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Rowes Run
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Rowes Run is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Redstone Township, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 517. The community was part of the Grindstone-Rowes Run CDP before it was split into two separate CDPs for the 2010 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 980 ft
Questions about Rowes Run
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rowes Run, PA a good place to live?
Rowes Run has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.