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Cresson is a small town of 1,475 people in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It's about 10 miles from Altoona, PA and 73 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $697 a month.
1,475people
$132kTypical home
$697/moRent
79° / 32°Summer / winter
52"Snow
190Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,475
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,086 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 10 mi to Altoona, PA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$829/mo)
- Median rent $697/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 162 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (464 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to JST airport
- 87 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,047 ft
- 133 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 159 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Cambria County: R+40 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