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Patton is a small town of 1,809 people in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It's about 16 miles from Altoona, PA and 71 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $612 a month.
1,809people
$94kTypical home
$612/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
53"Snow
190Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,809
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,044 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 16 mi to Altoona, PA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$593/mo)
- Median rent $612/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (58 per 100k)
- Low property crime (900 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to JST airport
- 84 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,745 ft
- 143 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 141 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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.