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Boswell is a small town of 1,153 people in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It's about 13 miles from Johnstown, PA and 54 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $550 a month.
1,153people
$83kTypical home
$550/moRent
80° / 36°Summer / winter
67"Snow
187Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,153
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,560 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 13 mi to Johnstown, PA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$522/mo)
- Median rent $550/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (216 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to JST airport
- 67 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,890 ft
- 136 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 131 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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