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Clearfield is a big small town of 5,873 people in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. It's about 34 miles from State College, PA and 90 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $691 a month.
5,873people
$100kTypical home
$691/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
59"Snow
183Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,873
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,257 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 34 mi to State College, PA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$633/mo)
- Median rent $691/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 183 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 182 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 176 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (670 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to DUJ airport
- 101 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,116 ft
- 155 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clearfield County: R+52 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