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Penfield is a tiny town of 379 people in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. It's about 47 miles from State College, PA and 91 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $77k and rent runs about $791 a month.
379people
$77kTypical home
$791/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
59"Snow
183Sunny days
173Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 379
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 282 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 47 mi to State College, PA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $77k (≈$487/mo)
- Median rent $791/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 183 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 182 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 173 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 23 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 (85 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (670 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to DUJ airport
- 100 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,460 ft
- 170 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clearfield County: R+52 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.