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Mifflintown is a tiny town of 914 people in Juniata County, Pennsylvania. It's about 29 miles from State College, PA and 97 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $772 a month.
914people
$163kTypical home
$772/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
29"Snow
203Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 914
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,529 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 29 mi to State College, PA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,025/mo)
- Median rent $772/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" 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 (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 38% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to SCE airport
- 104 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 479 ft
- 97 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Juniata County: R+61 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk