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Centre Hall is a small town of 1,547 people in Centre County, Pennsylvania. It's about 10 miles from State College, PA and 121 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $264k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,547people
$264kTypical home
$1,154/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
38"Snow
203Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,547
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,511 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 10 mi to State College, PA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $264k (≈$1,663/mo)
- Median rent $1,154/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 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 44
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to SCE airport
- 127 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,322 ft
- 121 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 135 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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