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Homes in Pittsburg
Pittsburg is a city of houses: of its 24,482 homes, 68% are detached, 7% are townhouses and other attached houses and 21% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
The biggest building period was 1950 to 1979, which accounts for 35% of homes standing today; 25% are from 2000 or later. The median home dates from 1983. 62% of homes are lived in by their owners.
Its housing is much like Antioch's, 6 miles away. Nationally, Pittsburg's homes are newer than those in 57% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Whole-house orders
With 68% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street, and if you have an HOA, send it the drawings before you order.
Replacement windows
35% of homes went up between 1950 and 1979, and most of them have had their original windows replaced since. A replacement window often sits further into or out of the wall than the old one, so the depth you have for an inside mount may differ from window to window in the same house. Measure every opening rather than copying one.
Pittsburg weather and your shutters
At Antioch Pumping Plt #3, CA (9 mi away), July averages a high of 91.4°F and January a low of 40.3°F. Average highs reach 85°F from June to September.
About 64 days a year reach 90°F, 7 nights fall to freezing and 19.3 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around February and least in July.
That's more 90°F days than in 64% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 48 min on the longest day to 9 h 31 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 75° above the horizon in June and 29° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Antioch Pumping Plt #3, CA (temperature) and Concord 2.1 SE, CA (precipitation, 6 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55.7°F | 40.3°F | 3.7 in |
| Feb | 60.8°F | 43.9°F | 4.1 in |
| Mar | 66.5°F | 46.6°F | 2.8 in |
| Apr | 72.1°F | 49.5°F | 1.4 in |
| May | 79°F | 54.3°F | 0.7 in |
| Jun | 86.3°F | 59°F | 0.2 in |
| Jul | 91.4°F | 60.6°F | 0 in |
| Aug | 90.2°F | 60.3°F | 0.1 in |
| Sep | 86.7°F | 58.7°F | 0.1 in |
| Oct | 77.5°F | 54.2°F | 0.9 in |
| Nov | 64.6°F | 46.2°F | 1.8 in |
| Dec | 55.8°F | 40.4°F | 3.5 in |
Dry summers, wet winters
Barely any of the year's precipitation falls in June, July and August; most comes in the cool months. Wood takes on moisture in the wet season and gives it back in the dry one, so expect the panels to feel slightly tighter in winter than in summer. Fit them in the season you're in, and leave the hinge screws a quarter turn from tight until they've been through both.
Summer sun
On the 64 days a year above 90°F, closed louvers keep direct sun off the glass and out of the room. In a window that takes afternoon sun, white and light paint finishes stay cooler to the touch than dark stains.
Fitting them in Pittsburg
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
More about shutters in Pittsburg
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Pittsburg’s own figures.
Price your windows
Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.