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Rossiter is a tiny town of 652 people in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. It's about 39 miles from Altoona, PA and 63 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $1k a month.
652people
$96kTypical home
$1,039/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
46"Snow
190Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 652
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 346 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 39 mi to Altoona, PA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$602/mo)
- Median rent $1,039/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (12 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (205 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 26% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to DUJ airport
- 74 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1940
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,339 ft
- 167 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 105 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
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Indiana County: R+39 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk