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Ford Cliff is a tiny town of 409 people in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. It's about 32 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $1k a month.
409people
$107kTypical home
$1,018/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
36"Snow
187Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 409
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 5,382 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 32 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$677/mo)
- Median rent $1,018/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 187 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 178 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 162 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (38 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (419 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to LBE airport
- 41 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 902 ft
- 183 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 268 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Armstrong County: R+53 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.