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Broad Top City is a tiny town of 391 people in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It's about 25 miles from Altoona, PA and 98 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $756 a month.
391people
$111kTypical home
$756/moRent
81° / 34°Summer / winter
24"Snow
190Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 391
- Part of a metro area
- About 578 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 25 mi to Altoona, PA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$701/mo)
- Median rent $756/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (11 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (715 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to AOO airport
- 94 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,978 ft
- 104 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Huntingdon County: R+53 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