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Clarion is a small town of 4,192 people in Clarion County, Pennsylvania. It's about 62 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $840 a month.
4,192people
$163kTypical home
$840/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
50"Snow
181Sunny days
172Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,192
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,663 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 62 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,029/mo)
- Median rent $840/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 181 sunny days a year (47 totally clear)
- 184 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 172 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (3 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (13 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 23
- 27% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 28% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to DUJ airport
- 67 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,522 ft
- 198 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Clarion 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk