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Living in Houserville, PA

Houserville is a small town of 2,000 people in Centre County, Pennsylvania. It's about 3 miles from State College, PA and 116 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $379k and rent runs about $1k a month.

2,000people
$379kTypical home
$1,207/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
44"Snow
203Sunny days
146Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 2,000
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 1,826 people per sq mi
  • 116 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
  • 3 mi to State College, PA
  • 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $379k (≈$2,387/mo)
  • Median rent $1,207/mo
  • Median household income $119k
  • Property tax about 1.0% of value
  • 1.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 82°F
  • Winter highs around 34°F
  • Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
  • 203 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
  • 162 cloudy days a year
  • 52 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 146 days a year with rain or snow
  • 44" of snow a year
  • 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 14 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (1 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (1 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 46
  • 25% of households have kids
  • 16% are 65 or older
  • 61% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 12% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 21 min
  • 4% walk or take transit to work
  • 2 mi to SCE airport
  • 128 mi to PIT (major hub)
  • 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 90% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1985
  • 96% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 1,017 ft
  • 124 mi to the ocean
  • 114 mi to a big lake
  • Trailhead in town
  • 5 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 5 mi to the nearest campground
  • 11 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 150 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 18 bars within 25 mi
  • 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 33 museums within 25 mi
  • 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 3 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 18% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 2 mi to the nearest vet
  • 4 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 8 congregations per 10k people
  • College in town

Politics

  • Centre County: D+3 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
  • Moderate 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.

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