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Beaver Springs is a tiny town of 704 people in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. It's about 34 miles from State College, PA and 105 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $797 a month.
704people
$126kTypical home
$797/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
34"Snow
203Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 704
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 520 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 34 mi to State College, PA
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$791/mo)
- Median rent $797/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (18 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (58 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to SCE airport
- 112 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 587 ft
- 102 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Snyder County: R+47 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk