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Alexandria is a tiny town of 430 people in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It's about 16 miles from Altoona, PA and 99 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $855 a month.
430people
$155kTypical home
$855/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
30"Snow
190Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 430
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3,772 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 16 mi to Altoona, PA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$977/mo)
- Median rent $855/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (11 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (715 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to AOO airport
- 112 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 709 ft
- 119 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 178 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Huntingdon County: R+53 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk