A town of 4,527, settled in 1900. A typical home worth about $44K.
The 3 things Donora does most differently from other towns.
Where Donora’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Donora. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Donora home is worth about $44,000, down 2.2% in a year, 85% below the Pennsylvania typical home.
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Palmer Park | — | 126 |
Donora reports less crime per resident than 76% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Donora sits closer to the middle.
Most working residents leave Donora for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Rostraver (5%), Charleroi (5%) and Carroll (4%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
Donora has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 21 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Donora beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| What stands out | Donora | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.3% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 54% | 64.4% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 62.1% | 67.5% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
2 places in Donora on the National Register of Historic Places.
17 notable people were born in Donora.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Donora is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of Pittsburgh along the Monongahela River. The population was 4,558 as of the 2020 census. Donora was incorporated in 1901. It takes its name from a portmanteau of tin plate and steel magnate William Donner and Nora Mellon (1878–1973), wife of banker Andrew W. Mellon. The borough's nickname is "The Home of Champions", mainly because of the large number of famous athletes who have called Donora their home, including Baseball Hall of Fame outfielders Stan Musial and Ken Griffey Jr. During the 1948 Donora smog, air pollution killed 20 people and caused respiratory problems for 6,000 of t…
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3 towns share a border with Donora.
