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Hooversville is a tiny town of 666 people in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It's about 12 miles from Johnstown, PA and 59 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 87 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $675 a month.
666people
$86kTypical home
$675/moRent
80° / 36°Summer / winter
87"Snow
190Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 666
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,090 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 12 mi to Johnstown, PA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$545/mo)
- Median rent $675/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 87" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (157 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (304 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to JST airport
- 73 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,775 ft
- 131 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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