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Earlston is a small town of 1,259 people in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. It's about 35 miles from Altoona, PA and 90 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $884 a month.
1,259people
$167kTypical home
$884/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
27"Snow
190Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,259
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,166 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 35 mi to Altoona, PA
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,054/mo)
- Median rent $884/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (143 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to AOO airport
- 88 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,139 ft
- 103 mi to the ocean
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bedford County: R+69 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk