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Irvona is a tiny town of 451 people in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. It's about 20 miles from Altoona, PA and 78 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $715 a month.
451people
$92kTypical home
$715/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
53"Snow
190Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 451
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 485 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 20 mi to Altoona, PA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$580/mo)
- Median rent $715/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 162 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 19 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 56
- 19% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to DUJ airport
- 90 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,355 ft
- 146 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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