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Martinsburg is a small town of 1,741 people in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It's about 14 miles from Altoona, PA and 87 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $860 a month.
1,741people
$157kTypical home
$860/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
28"Snow
190Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,741
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,695 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 14 mi to Altoona, PA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$991/mo)
- Median rent $860/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 8 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 (59 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (370 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to AOO airport
- 101 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,414 ft
- 116 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 106 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blair County: R+44 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk