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Ferndale is a small town of 1,517 people in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It's part of the Johnstown, PA area. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 85 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $845 a month.
1,517people
$83kTypical home
$845/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
85"Snow
190Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,517
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,890 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- In the Johnstown, PA area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$525/mo)
- Median rent $845/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 85" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 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 44
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to JST airport
- 70 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,194 ft
- 138 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 157 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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