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Ebensburg is a small town of 3,321 people in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It's about 15 miles from Johnstown, PA and 66 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 79 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $849 a month.
3,321people
$175kTypical home
$849/moRent
78° / 32°Summer / winter
79"Snow
190Sunny days
177Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,321
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,980 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 15 mi to Johnstown, PA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,102/mo)
- Median rent $849/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 177 days a year with rain or snow
- 79" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,068 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to JST airport
- 79 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,136 ft
- 140 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 180 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cambria County: R+40 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