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Homer City is a small town of 1,778 people in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. It's about 20 miles from Johnstown, PA and 43 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $706 a month.
1,778people
$119kTypical home
$706/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
46"Snow
187Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,778
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,221 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 20 mi to Johnstown, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$753/mo)
- Median rent $706/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 20 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 (6 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (137 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 22% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to LBE airport
- 56 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,053 ft
- 159 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 187 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Indiana County: R+39 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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