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Bloomsburg is a big small town of 13,024 people in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It's about 34 miles from Williamsport, PA and 98 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $980 a month.
13,024people
$179kTypical home
$980/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
33"Snow
197Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,024
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,995 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 34 mi to Williamsport, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,129/mo)
- Median rent $980/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 197 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 168 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (385 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 24
- 16% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 37% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to IPT airport
- 101 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 532 ft
- 98 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 208 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Columbia County: R+31 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