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Boalsburg is a small town of 4,582 people in Centre County, Pennsylvania. It's about 4 miles from State College, PA and 118 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $413k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,582people
$413kTypical home
$1,262/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
42"Snow
203Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,582
- Part of a metro area
- About 790 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 4 mi to State College, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $413k (≈$2,604/mo)
- Median rent $1,262/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (1 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (1 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 69% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to SCE airport
- 125 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,152 ft
- 120 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- Campground in town
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 153 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Centre County: D+3 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk