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Northern Cambria is a small town of 3,494 people in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It's about 22 miles from Altoona, PA and 65 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $612 a month.
3,494people
$93kTypical home
$612/moRent
81° / 34°Summer / winter
60"Snow
190Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,494
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,162 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 22 mi to Altoona, PA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$587/mo)
- Median rent $612/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (83 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (744 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to JST airport
- 77 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,562 ft
- 149 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 170 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 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)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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