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Ore Hill is a tiny town of 214 people in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It's about 15 miles from Altoona, PA and 83 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $885 a month.
214people
$137kTypical home
$885/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
32"Snow
190Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 214
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,783 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 15 mi to Altoona, PA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$864/mo)
- Median rent $885/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (113 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (606 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to AOO airport
- 97 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,460 ft
- 118 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 121 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blair County: R+44 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.