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Roaring Spring is a small town of 2,335 people in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It's about 12 miles from Altoona, PA and 83 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $701 a month.
2,335people
$142kTypical home
$701/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
35"Snow
190Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,335
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,901 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 12 mi to Altoona, PA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$897/mo)
- Median rent $701/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (76 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (377 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to AOO airport
- 97 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,276 ft
- 120 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 138 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blair County: R+44 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk