Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,047, settled in 1860.
Speers’ best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. On hazard risk, just 31 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. 30% of residents are 65 or older in Speers, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (18%). Speers has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Speers beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
In 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 Speers is from typical.
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Census counts: 369 in 1900, a peak of 1,479 in 1960, 1,088 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 3 maps from 1902 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Speers, 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 Speers.
Most working residents leave Speers for work: only 7% work in town. Speers’ average trip to work is 30 minutes, above both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Speers has added 475 jobs, to 1,223 in 2023.
| Speers | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 11% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Valley Career and Technology CenterLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 9 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Speers’ FEMA risk score is 87 of 100. Since 1996, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Speers.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
People 65 and older are 30% of residents (20% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide). The median age in Speers is 51.7 years. Speers has lost 2.1% of its people since 2020, down to 1,047 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Speers | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51.7 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 29% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Speers | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.9% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.4% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5.5% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.8% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.7% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.8% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.3% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.9% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.4% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,000, single groups can be off by several points
Speers has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 22° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Speers beats the Pennsylvania average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 39% of Speers adults have high blood pressure.
| Speers | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Speers | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.6% | 14.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.4% | 79.2% |
| More adults with arthritis | 39.6% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Speers | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Speers Community Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
93% of households own their home in Speers.
| Speers | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,077 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Speers. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
18 mi Theme parkKennywood
23 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
23 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
23 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaFallingwater: 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
1 within 15 miles of the center of Speers
About 2 of every 100 Speers residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Speers’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Speers is a borough that is located in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,087 at the time of the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $158,000, 45% 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 A−.
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