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Grampian is a tiny town of 429 people in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. It's about 33 miles from Altoona, PA and 80 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $69k and rent runs about $850 a month.
429people
$69kTypical home
$850/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
63"Snow
190Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 429
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,521 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 33 mi to Altoona, PA
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $69k (≈$437/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 176 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (670 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to DUJ airport
- 91 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,585 ft
- 158 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 90 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clearfield County: R+52 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.