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Garrett is a tiny town of 403 people in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It's about 33 miles from Johnstown, PA and 63 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $739 a month.
403people
$87kTypical home
$739/moRent
79° / 34°Summer / winter
60"Snow
190Sunny days
164Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 403
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 796 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 33 mi to Johnstown, PA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$551/mo)
- Median rent $739/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 164 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (204 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (245 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to JST airport
- 75 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,008 ft
- 126 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Somerset County: R+57 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.