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Chevy Chase Heights is a small town of 1,101 people in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. It's about 25 miles from Johnstown, PA and 46 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $825 a month.
1,101people
$137kTypical home
$825/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
45"Snow
187Sunny days
164Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,101
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 868 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 25 mi to Johnstown, PA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$863/mo)
- Median rent $825/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 164 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (12 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (205 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 18% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to JST airport
- 58 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,312 ft
- 163 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 121 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Indiana County: R+39 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
- 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.