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Altoona is a small city of 43,196 people in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It's part of the Altoona, PA area. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $819 a month.
43,196people
$120kTypical home
$819/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
37"Snow
190Sunny days
154Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 43,196
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,412 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- In the Altoona, PA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$756/mo)
- Median rent $819/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 154 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (277 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,474 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to AOO airport
- 96 mi to PIT (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,158 ft
- 128 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 125 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blair County: R+44 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk