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Falls Creek is a small town of 1,220 people in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. It's about 49 miles from Altoona, PA and 78 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $938 a month.
1,220people
$107kTypical home
$938/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
55"Snow
183Sunny days
169Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,220
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,309 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 49 mi to Altoona, PA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$676/mo)
- Median rent $938/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 169 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" 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
- Low violent crime (268 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (409 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to DUJ airport
- 87 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,490 ft
- 174 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 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
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+59 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk