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New Centerville is a tiny town of 132 people in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It's about 30 miles from Johnstown, PA and 54 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 82 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $753 a month.
132people
$138kTypical home
$753/moRent
80° / 34°Summer / winter
82"Snow
190Sunny days
178Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 132
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 930 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 30 mi to Johnstown, PA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$867/mo)
- Median rent $753/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.6% 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
- 178 days a year with rain or snow
- 82" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (204 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (245 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to LBE airport
- 67 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,129 ft
- 134 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.