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Moshannon is a tiny town of 284 people in Centre County, Pennsylvania. It's about 19 miles from State College, PA and 111 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $1k a month.
284people
$130kTypical home
$1,207/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
50"Snow
183Sunny days
158Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 284
- Part of a metro area
- About 848 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 19 mi to State College, PA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$818/mo)
- Median rent $1,207/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 183 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 182 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 158 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (1 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (1 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 20% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 16% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SCE airport
- 122 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,536 ft
- 142 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Centre County: D+3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.