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Cross Keys is a tiny town of 420 people in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It's about 5 miles from Altoona, PA and 81 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $1k a month.
420people
$161kTypical home
$1,153/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
38"Snow
190Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 420
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,597 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 5 mi to Altoona, PA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,016/mo)
- Median rent $1,153/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (113 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (606 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 21% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to AOO airport
- 95 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,001 ft
- 126 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 136 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blair County: R+44 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.