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Cassandra is a tiny town of 101 people in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It's about 14 miles from Altoona, PA and 70 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 71 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $1k a month.
101people
$92kTypical home
$1,170/moRent
80° / 34°Summer / winter
71"Snow
190Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 101
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,329 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 14 mi to Altoona, PA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$578/mo)
- Median rent $1,170/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 71" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,068 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 20% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to JST airport
- 84 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1940
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,818 ft
- 133 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 158 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 59 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cambria County: R+40 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.