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Lamar is a tiny town of 570 people in Clinton County, Pennsylvania. It's about 23 miles from State College, PA and 128 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $820 a month.
570people
$159kTypical home
$820/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
34"Snow
192Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 570
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 416 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 23 mi to State College, PA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,002/mo)
- Median rent $820/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (974 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to SCE airport
- 135 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 883 ft
- 126 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 137 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clinton County: R+41 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
- 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.