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Punxsutawney is a big small town of 5,665 people in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. It's about 43 miles from Altoona, PA and 63 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $775 a month.
5,665people
$99kTypical home
$775/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
44"Snow
190Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,665
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,683 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 43 mi to Altoona, PA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$624/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (217 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (586 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to DUJ airport
- 73 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,230 ft
- 170 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 101 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+59 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk