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East Altoona is a tiny town of 324 people in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It's about 3 miles from Altoona, PA and 85 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $885 a month.
324people
$161kTypical home
$885/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
35"Snow
190Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 324
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,246 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 3 mi to Altoona, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,016/mo)
- Median rent $885/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 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 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to AOO airport
- 98 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,194 ft
- 128 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.