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Drifting is a tiny town of 318 people in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. It's about 21 miles from State College, PA and 105 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $328k and rent runs about $791 a month.
318people
$328kTypical home
$791/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
50"Snow
183Sunny days
161Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 318
- Part of a metro area
- About 586 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 21 mi to State College, PA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $328k (≈$2,065/mo)
- Median rent $791/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 183 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 182 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 161 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 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 36
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to SCE airport
- 117 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,565 ft
- 144 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 115 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.