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Port Matilda is a tiny town of 552 people in Centre County, Pennsylvania. It's about 10 miles from State College, PA and 104 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $750 a month.
552people
$204kTypical home
$750/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
44"Snow
190Sunny days
165Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 552
- Part of a metro area
- About 920 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 10 mi to State College, PA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,286/mo)
- Median rent $750/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 165 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 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 44
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to SCE airport
- 116 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,024 ft
- 131 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 151 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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