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La Vale is a small town of 4,196 people in Allegany County, Maryland. It's about 45 miles from Johnstown, PA and 81 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $871 a month.
4,196people
$171kTypical home
$871/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
41"Snow
211Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,196
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 460 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 45 mi to Johnstown, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,077/mo)
- Median rent $871/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,167 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 20% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to JST airport
- 89 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,230 ft
- 108 mi to the ocean
- 176 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 90 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allegany County: R+40 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk