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Lorain is a tiny town of 594 people in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It's part of the Johnstown, PA area. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $62k and rent runs about $858 a month.
594people
$62kTypical home
$858/moRent
81° / 36°Summer / winter
72"Snow
190Sunny days
167Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 594
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,757 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- In the Johnstown, PA area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $62k (≈$388/mo)
- Median rent $858/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 167 days a year with rain or snow
- 72" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,068 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to JST airport
- 72 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,453 ft
- 137 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 133 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cambria County: R+40 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