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Uniontown earns a D, 1009th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania, mostly because of safety and health. Its crime rate is higher than 97% of U.S. towns, with 86 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 94% of the country. One bright spot: a typical home costs about $159K, 2.1 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 98% of U.S. towns, with 6 places on the National Register. 28% of residents live below the poverty line in Uniontown, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (7.6%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Uniontown is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 85% of U.S. towns. On history, just 99 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better.
Where Uniontown beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
John P. Conn House
Census counts: 624 in 1800, a peak of 21,819 in 1940, 9,984 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 4 maps from 1900 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Uniontown is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Uniontown, 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 Uniontown.
Uniontown is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it reports violent crime at 4 times the Pennsylvania rate.
Violent crime runs at 9.1 per 1,000 residents, 4 times the Pennsylvania rate; the Safety Grade counts each violent crime four times, so this weighs most on its D−. Property crime runs at 30 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Pennsylvania rate, most of it theft.
The violent crime rate in Uniontown is 9.1 per 1,000 residents. Uniontown reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 97% report less. The property crime rate in Uniontown is 30 per 1,000 residents.
| Uniontown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 9.1 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 30 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by Uniontown Area SD. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Uniontown Area SHS, with 716 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Franklin SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 502 | C |
| Uniontown Area SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 716 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Against the 1,335 U.S. towns with household incomes like Uniontown’s, it is less healthy than 56%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
25% of adults smoke cigarettes in Uniontown. Among 1,035 Pennsylvania towns, just 9 have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Uniontown. 33% of adults get no exercise outside work in Uniontown.
| Uniontown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 19% | 19% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Uniontown | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14.9% | 18.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25.6% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 2.1 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home (about $159K) costs less against local pay than in 89% of Pennsylvania towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $1,449, against $3,311 across Pennsylvania, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
46% of Uniontown households own their home. The typical Uniontown home is worth about $159,000, up 1.4% in a year, 45% below the Pennsylvania typical home. Uniontown’s median rent is $774 a month.
| Uniontown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 46% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $774 a month | $1,116 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Uniontown has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Uniontown for work: only 14% work in town. Since 2013, Uniontown has lost 1,037 jobs, to 4,900 in 2023. The top destinations are North Union Township (11%), South Union Township (10%) and Pittsburgh (4%).
| Uniontown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $35,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
97 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 15 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 97 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Uniontown.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Uniontown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bailey Park | 0.2 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Uniontown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi MuseumFallingwater
4 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a year
35 mi Theme parkKennywood
21 mi Stadium & arenaMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
40 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
30 mi MountainMount DavisFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Uniontown
About 3 of every 100 Uniontown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
6 places in Uniontown on the National Register of Historic Places.
43 notable people were born in Uniontown.
City in Pennsylvania, United States
Uniontown is the largest city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. The population was 9,984 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, 40 miles (64 km) southeast of Pittsburgh.
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6 towns share a border with Uniontown.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown | #1009 | D | A− | D− | C | D |
| South Union Township | #547 | B | A− | — | C+ | C+ |
| North Union Township | #350 | A− | A | A+ | C+ | C |
| Oliver | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leith-Hatfield | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Uniontown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Uniontown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
South Union Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Oliver, Leith-Hatfield, East Uniontown and South Uniontown aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Uniontown with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Uniontown grades D overall, better than 9% of U.S. towns and #1009 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades D for health, D− for safety and C for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D−.
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−.
43 notable people were born here, including George Marshall and Mark T. Esper.
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