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Bruin’s story
125 years in pictures
3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
- 1901Bruin is settled
- 2015Main near Firehouse in
- 2019An old, now empty, mercantile building
BruinPA
A town of 354, settled in 1901.
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
354
−19.3% since 2010
Median home value
$156K
Census ACS
Household income
$67K
median
Median age
52.0
years
Jobs based here
22
A commuter town
Small town
354 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Bruin
Most working residents leave Bruin for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (13%), Butler (11%) and Butler (7%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
1%work in town
Where working residents work
In Bruin1%
Pittsburgh13%
Butler11%
Butler7%
Petrolia3%
20 mi
median commute distance
22
jobs based in Bruin
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Bruin has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 35 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
35″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–37°
Spring36–60°
Summer57–81°
Fall41–62°
Oct 14
typical first frost
May 7
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Bruin is
Bruin tracks Pennsylvania closely on all 5 CDC measures.
5 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better5 too close to call0 worse
Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita
15.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 40% of U.S. communities.
40risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
1
paid flood claims since 1984
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors
0.3% of Bruin is conserved land
0.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0.3%conserved
0.3%
conserved · 4 of 1,160 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bruin Borough Community Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Housing
Homes in Bruin sell for about $18K
The median sale price was $18,000 in February 2026.
$18Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in February
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Bruin for work
Where Bruin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
22jobs based in Bruin
1%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Bruin
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Bruin is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 423 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1901
- Population
- 423
- Area
- 1.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,102 ft
- ZIP code
- 16022
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