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Alfarata is a tiny town of 148 people in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. It's about 23 miles from State College, PA and 104 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $822 a month.
148people
$157kTypical home
$822/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
29"Snow
203Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 148
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 265 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 23 mi to State College, PA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$990/mo)
- Median rent $822/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (93 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,572 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to SCE airport
- 111 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 650 ft
- 104 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 127 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mifflin County: R+56 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.