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Houtzdale is a tiny town of 857 people in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. It's about 22 miles from Altoona, PA and 89 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $689 a month.
857people
$111kTypical home
$689/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
49"Snow
190Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 857
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,238 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 22 mi to Altoona, PA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$698/mo)
- Median rent $689/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°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
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 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 40
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to SCE airport
- 101 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,516 ft
- 142 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 115 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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