REAL ESTATE

The residential and commercial construction industry in Washington County has begun to boom as evidenced by the Route 19 and Interstate 79 region. Communities such as Peters Township and Cecil Township experienced the highest growth rates over the past few years followed by North Strabane Township and South Strabane Township. During 1994-1995, East Finley Township and West Finley Township enjoyed a significant boom in new construction for the first time. To adequately reflect the growth in some of these areas, a quick inspection of census data shows that in the early 1990's, Peters, North Strabane and South Strabane Townships experienced the most growth, closely followed by Cecil Township. In more recent years, Peters remained the highest growth area, closely followed by Cecil Township and North Strabane, West Finley, South Strabane and East Finley Townships respectively. The Monongahela Valley continues to grow with the development of Route 43 connecting Washington County to Pittsburgh.

Over the past five years approximately 4,300 commercial and residential building permits have been issued in Washington County. With the growing residential and commercial sectors, the business and industrial future of Washington County continues to look bright.

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*Information from the Planning Commission 2000, Washington County Profile