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Country around La Jose is a rural area of about 463 people in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 23 miles from Altoona, PA and 74 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $800 a month.
463people
$98kTypical home
$800/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
53"Snow
190Sunny days
165Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 463 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 23 mi to Altoona, PA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$620/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 165 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 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 52
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to DUJ airport
- 86 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,513 ft
- 150 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 145 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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