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Ashville is a tiny town of 161 people in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It's about 8 miles from Altoona, PA and 76 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $485 a month.
161people
$97kTypical home
$485/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
48"Snow
190Sunny days
160Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 161
- Part of a metro area
- About 910 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 8 mi to Altoona, PA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$611/mo)
- Median rent $485/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 160 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,068 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 21% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to AOO airport
- 89 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,631 ft
- 136 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 146 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cambria County: R+40 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk