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DuBois is a big small town of 7,402 people in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. It's about 46 miles from Altoona, PA and 79 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $899 a month.
7,402people
$124kTypical home
$899/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
57"Snow
183Sunny days
171Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,402
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,299 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 46 mi to Altoona, PA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$779/mo)
- Median rent $899/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.1% 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
- 171 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 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 37
- 20% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to DUJ airport
- 89 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,404 ft
- 171 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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