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Meyersdale is a small town of 2,103 people in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It's about 36 miles from Johnstown, PA and 66 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $731 a month.
2,103people
$104kTypical home
$731/moRent
80° / 34°Summer / winter
47"Snow
190Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,103
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,577 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 36 mi to Johnstown, PA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$655/mo)
- Median rent $731/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (102 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (148 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 16% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to JST airport
- 79 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,978 ft
- 122 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Somerset County: R+57 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