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Curwensville is a small town of 2,472 people in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. It's about 33 miles from Altoona, PA and 85 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $724 a month.
2,472people
$109kTypical home
$724/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
62"Snow
190Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,472
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,110 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 33 mi to Altoona, PA
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$688/mo)
- Median rent $724/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 176 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 22 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 (83 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (300 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to DUJ airport
- 96 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,181 ft
- 155 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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