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Mount Eagle is a tiny town of 117 people in Centre County, Pennsylvania. It's about 15 miles from State College, PA and 125 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $1k a month.
117people
$184kTypical home
$1,207/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
43"Snow
203Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 117
- Part of a metro area
- About 450 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 15 mi to State College, PA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,159/mo)
- Median rent $1,207/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 157 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 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 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 21% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to SCE airport
- 136 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 768 ft
- 129 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 129 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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.