Living in Country around Frenchville, PA
Country around Frenchville is a rural area of about 1,057 people in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 32 miles from State College, PA and 102 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $967 a month.
1,057people
$132kTypical home
$967/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
45"Snow
183Sunny days
165Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,057 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 32 mi to State College, PA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$831/mo)
- Median rent $967/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 165 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 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 55
- 19% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to SCE airport
- 112 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,696 ft
- 156 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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