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Marion Center is a tiny town of 436 people in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. It's about 31 miles from Johnstown, PA and 54 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $846 a month.
436people
$151kTypical home
$846/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
42"Snow
187Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 436
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 587 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 31 mi to Johnstown, PA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$954/mo)
- Median rent $846/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 187 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 178 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (12 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (205 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to DUJ airport
- 65 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,289 ft
- 165 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 103 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Indiana County: R+39 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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