Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Southwest Greensburg’s best subject grades are an A− for walkability and history. Only 85 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score higher on hazard risk. 53% of households own their home in Southwest Greensburg, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (78%) and U.S. towns (73%). Southwest Greensburg has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Southwest Greensburg beats most towns.
Where Southwest Greensburg’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Southwest Greensburg is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 831 in 1900, a peak of 3,264 in 1960, 2,219 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 5 maps from 1904 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Southwest Greensburg, 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 Southwest Greensburg.
Since 2018, one flood insurance claim has been paid in Southwest Greensburg. Compared with 95% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower. FEMA puts 80% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its one school is below. Public schools: Greensburg Salem SD. 521 students attend Southwest Greensburg’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amos K Hutchinson El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 521 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Southwest Greensburg had 741 jobs in 2024, down 110 from 2014. Just 3% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The median household income for Southwest Greensburg is $52,000. The top destinations are Hempfield Township (16%), Greensburg (14%) and Pittsburgh (9%).
| Southwest Greensburg | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $52,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.9% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 6.4% | 7.9% |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
In Southwest Greensburg, the property crime rate is 1.9 per 1,000 residents. The town’s violent crime rate is recorded as 1.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Southwest Greensburg | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.9 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.4 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The midsummer high here in the town is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are just over a quarter of residents (20% statewide); children under 18 are 15% of residents (21% statewide). Southwest Greensburg’s age of the median resident is put at 44.6 years. The share of adults 25 and older in Southwest Greensburg who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 38%. It is shrinking: down 3.4% since 2020, to 2,147 residents (2025 estimate).
| Southwest Greensburg | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 15% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 26% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 44.6 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.8 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Southwest Greensburg | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.1% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.7% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.5% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.9% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.1% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.9% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.3% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.6% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.2% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.2% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.3% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
Southwest Greensburg: 41% of adults sleep under 7 hours. Among adults here, 19% smoke cigarettes and 18% report frequent mental distress.
| Southwest Greensburg | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Southwest Greensburg | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18.7% | 15.8% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 18.3% | 16.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Walkers in Southwest Greensburg have a park or preserve of 7 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Red Devils Park and Ballfields | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical rent in Southwest Greensburg is $1,023 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Southwest Greensburg. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
18 mi Theme parkKennywood
Big draw37 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
27 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
26 mi Stadium & arenaPNC ParkFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0
5 within 15 miles of the center of Southwest Greensburg
About 6 of every 100 Southwest Greensburg residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Southwest Greensburg is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Southwest Greensburg had a population of 2,219.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
2 towns share a border with Southwest Greensburg.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Greensburg | — | — | B+ | B+ | B− | B− |
| Greensburg | #425 | B+ | B+ | B | B− | B |
| South Greensburg | — | — | A | B− | B− | B+ |
Southwest Greensburg and South Greensburg have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Compare Southwest Greensburg with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $166,000, 42% below the Pennsylvania typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
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