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McConnellstown is a small town of 1,428 people in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It's about 18 miles from Altoona, PA and 100 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,428people
$221kTypical home
$1,310/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
28"Snow
190Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,428
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 437 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 18 mi to Altoona, PA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,392/mo)
- Median rent $1,310/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (11 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (715 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to AOO airport
- 110 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 728 ft
- 113 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 102 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Huntingdon County: R+53 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk