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Gallitzin is a small town of 1,435 people in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It's about 8 miles from Altoona, PA and 75 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $705 a month.
1,435people
$97kTypical home
$705/moRent
79° / 31°Summer / winter
45"Snow
190Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,435
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,010 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 8 mi to Altoona, PA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$614/mo)
- Median rent $705/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 15 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 (122 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (609 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to AOO airport
- 88 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,182 ft
- 133 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 145 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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