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Ridgway is a small town of 3,969 people in Elk County, Pennsylvania. It's about 63 miles from State College, PA and 95 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $744 a month.
3,969people
$95kTypical home
$744/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
53"Snow
183Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,969
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,520 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 63 mi to State College, PA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$598/mo)
- Median rent $744/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,019 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to DUJ airport
- 102 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,719 ft
- 187 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Elk County: R+47 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk