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Living in Country around Woodward, PA

Country around Woodward is a rural area of about 429 people in Centre County, Pennsylvania, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 28 miles from Williamsport, PA and 118 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $291k and rent runs about $1k a month.

429people
$291kTypical home
$1,207/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
34"Snow
203Sunny days
128Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Rural — about 429 people spread over the area
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 14 people per sq mi
  • 118 mi to Baltimore, MD
  • 28 mi to Williamsport, PA
  • 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $291k (≈$1,837/mo)
  • Median rent $1,207/mo
  • Median household income $55k
  • Property tax about 0.8% of value
  • 6.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 84°F
  • Winter highs around 34°F
  • Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
  • 203 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
  • 162 cloudy days a year
  • 52 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 128 days a year with rain or snow
  • 34" of snow a year
  • 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 19 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 42
  • 28% of households have kids
  • 16% are 65 or older
  • 37% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 15% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 27 min
  • 7% walk or take transit to work
  • 27 mi to SCE airport
  • 125 mi to BWI (major hub)
  • 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 75% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1961
  • 76% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 1,204 ft
  • 114 mi to the ocean
  • 104 mi to a big lake
  • 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 24 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 2 mi to the nearest campground
  • 6 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 121 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 6 bars within 25 mi
  • 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 15 museums within 25 mi
  • 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 14 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 47% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
  • 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 16 mi to the nearest vet
  • 19 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 8 congregations per 10k people
  • 17 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

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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