VanderbiltPA
A town of 395, settled in 1882.
Is Vanderbilt a good place to live?
12% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Vanderbilt, below both the Pennsylvania town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Vanderbilt has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
395 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Vanderbilt: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Vanderbilt, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Vanderbilt.
Vanderbilt’s typical home value is about $149K
The typical Vanderbilt home is worth about $149,000, down 2.5% in a year, 48% below the Pennsylvania typical home. 93% of households own their home in Vanderbilt, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (78%) and U.S. towns (73%). Vanderbilt’s median rent is $850 a month.
| Vanderbilt | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $850 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Vanderbilt faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Vanderbilt’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
The median household income in Vanderbilt is $56,000. The top destinations are East Huntingdon Township (9%), Connellsville (8%) and Pittsburgh (6%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
| Vanderbilt | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $56,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 9.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Vanderbilt has four seasons and pleasant summers
Vanderbilt has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Vanderbilt is
Vanderbilt beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 22% of Vanderbilt adults smoke cigarettes.
| Vanderbilt | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Vanderbilt | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.9% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.5% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 21.9% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fallingwater and 65 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Vanderbilt. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
Big draw40 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
27 mi Theme parkKennywood
34 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
34 mi Stadium & arenaPNC ParkPhoto credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Vanderbilt
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Vanderbilt
About 1 of every 100 Vanderbilt residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave Vanderbilt for work
Where Vanderbilt’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Vanderbilt
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Vanderbilt is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 414 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 476 tabulated in 2010. The town is named for the railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt and is served by the Connellsville Area School District.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1903
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 960 ft
- ZIP code
- 15486
Questions about Vanderbilt
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Vanderbilt, PA a good place to live?
Vanderbilt has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.