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Central City is a small town of 1,105 people in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It's about 16 miles from Johnstown, PA and 66 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 93 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $67k and rent runs about $550 a month.
1,105people
$67kTypical home
$550/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
93"Snow
190Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,105
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,046 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 16 mi to Johnstown, PA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $67k (≈$425/mo)
- Median rent $550/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 93" of snow a year
- 40 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (204 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (245 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to JST airport
- 80 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,179 ft
- 125 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 121 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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