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Bear Rocks is a small town of 1,258 people in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It's about 32 miles from Johnstown, PA and 35 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $793 a month.
1,258people
$214kTypical home
$793/moRent
80° / 35°Summer / winter
31"Snow
187Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,258
- Part of a metro area
- About 389 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 32 mi to Johnstown, PA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,350/mo)
- Median rent $793/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 187 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 178 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (506 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,094 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 13% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to LBE airport
- 48 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,946 ft
- 153 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 297 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 58 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette County: R+38 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.