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Country around Karthaus is a rural area of about 1,010 people in Centre County, Pennsylvania, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 23 miles from State College, PA and 117 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $675 a month.
1,010people
$161kTypical home
$675/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
49"Snow
192Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,010 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 23 mi to State College, PA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,017/mo)
- Median rent $675/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 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 47
- 22% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to SCE airport
- 128 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,883 ft
- 144 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 106 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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