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Nicktown is a tiny town of 143 people in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It's about 21 miles from Johnstown, PA and 63 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $739 a month.
143people
$172kTypical home
$739/moRent
79° / 33°Summer / winter
63"Snow
190Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 143
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 326 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 21 mi to Johnstown, PA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,082/mo)
- Median rent $739/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,068 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to JST airport
- 75 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,965 ft
- 149 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 163 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cambria County: R+40 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.