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Bessemer
Bessemer
About the neighborhood
Bessemer, Pennsylvania, offers a tranquil setting with peaceful streets that foster a calm environment throughout the borough. The housing stock features primarily single detached homes alongside charming duplexes, many constructed during the area’s significant growth period before 1960. Most residences provide comfortable two- and three-bedroom options, ideal for diverse living arrangements. Navigating Bessemer is very convenient for car travel, with abundant parking availability throughout the area. A small selection of local restaurants and coffee shops adds character to the community. This borough’s slow-paced ambiance and accessible roadway system make it a welcoming place to establish roots.
Highlights
This area is great forQuiet
This area is great forCar friendly
This area is great forRestaurants
Characteristics
Transportation
The best transportation option in this area is very often a car. It is straightforward to park. Most houses for sale in this borough are located in places that are not very suitable for pedestrians because very few daily errands can be run without a car. The bicycle is a quite bad mode of transportation in Bessemer because the topography is not particularly flat, and there are very few bike lanes.
Services
In all but a very small number of cases, a car is needed in Bessemer to access the nearest grocery store. A limited variety of restaurants and cafes is available. In terms of education, Bessemer does not have any high schools or primary schools.
Character
Bessemer is a great borough to buy a house in for those who prefer a relaxed ambience. Bessemer is very quiet overall, as there are low levels of noise from traffic.
Car friendly9.0
Excellent access to freeways and/or major arteries, with almost no chance of parking problems
Cycling friendly1.8
Unsuitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling
Pedestrian friendly1.6
Other transportation modes are needed to reach day-to-day needs
Restaurants3.2
Some restaurants within a short drive
Groceries0.4
Few or no groceries within a short drive
Shopping1.6
Few or no shops within a short drive
Cafes2.2
Some cafés within a short drive
Quiet9.6
Virtually no sources of noise nearby
Nightlife2.0
Some bars within a short drive
Vibrant0.6
Calm atmosphere at all hours
Neighborhood Demographics
Median Household Income
- Median Per Capita Income
- $30,583
- Median Household Income
- $65,662
Housing Type
- 80.6% SINGLE DETACHED
- 1.8% SEMI DETACHED
- 15.0% MULTIPLEX (2-4 UNITS)
- 0.4% APARTMENT (5-19 UNITS)
- 0.0% APARTMENT (20+ UNITS)
- 2.2% MOBILE
- Single detached
- 80.6%
- Semi detached
- 1.8%
- Multiplex (2-4 units)
- 15.0%
- Apartment (5-19 units)
- 0.4%
- Apartment (20+ units)
- 0.0%
- Mobile
- 2.2%
Population Age
- Median Age
- 46.5%
- 0 to 4
- 2.7%
- 5 to 9
- 3.6%
- 10 to 14
- 6.7%
- 15 to 19
- 10.7%
- 20 to 24
- 7.2%
- 25 to 29
- 5.9%
- 30 to 34
- 3.4%
- 35 to 39
- 5.0%
- 40 to 44
- 2.7%
- 45 to 49
- 9.9%
- 50 to 54
- 9.8%
- 55 to 59
- 7.0%
- 60 to 64
- 7.4%
- 65 to 69
- 4.2%
- 70 to 74
- 3.6%
- 75 to 79
- 1.9%
- 80 to 84
- 3.7%
- 85 and over
- 4.7%
Education Level
- 6.1% DID NOT GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL
- 49.3% HIGH SCHOOL
- 18.9% SOME COLLEGE, NO DEGREE
- 9.0% DEGREE, CERTIFICATE, OR DIPLOMA BELOW BACHELOR'S DEGREE
- 8.9% BACHELOR'S DEGREE
- 7.4% MASTER'S DEGREE
- 0.0% PROFESSIONAL DEGREE
- 0.4% PHD
- Did not graduate high school
- 6.1%
- High School
- 49.3%
- Some college, no degree
- 18.9%
- Degree, certificate, or diploma below bachelor's degree
- 9.0%
- Bachelor's degree
- 8.9%
- Master's degree
- 7.4%
- Professional degree
- 0.0%
- PhD
- 0.4%
Commute Mode
- 0.2% FOOT
- 0.0% BIKE
- 1.0% TRANSIT
- 93.7% DRIVE
- 0.0% OTHER
- Foot
- 0.2%
- Bike
- 0.0%
- Transit
- 1.0%
- Drive
- 93.7%
- Other
- 0.0%
- None
- 5.0%
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