IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Geistown, PA
Geistown is a small town of 2,507 people in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It's about 3 miles from Johnstown, PA and 59 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 73 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $773 a month.
2,507people
$155kTypical home
$773/moRent
80° / 35°Summer / winter
73"Snow
190Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
Is Geistown right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small town of 2,507
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,361 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 3 mi to Johnstown, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$976/mo)
- Median rent $773/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 73" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (245 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (686 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 16% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to JST airport
- 73 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,864 ft
- 136 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 133 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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