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Park Forest Village is a big small town of 8,624 people in Centre County, Pennsylvania. It's about 3 miles from State College, PA and 111 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $390k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,624people
$390kTypical home
$1,331/moRent
81° / 34°Summer / winter
44"Snow
203Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,624
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,461 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 3 mi to State College, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $390k (≈$2,457/mo)
- Median rent $1,331/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 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 38
- 23% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 76% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 22% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to SCE airport
- 124 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,312 ft
- 126 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 158 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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