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Berlin is a small town of 2,481 people in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It's about 28 miles from Johnstown, PA and 65 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 69 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $725 a month.
2,481people
$118kTypical home
$725/moRent
79° / 34°Summer / winter
69"Snow
211Sunny days
164Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,481
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,709 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 28 mi to Johnstown, PA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$743/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 164 days a year with rain or snow
- 69" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (129 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (226 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 29% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to JST airport
- 78 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,284 ft
- 123 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Somerset County: R+57 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