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Rural Valley is a small town of 1,019 people in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. It's about 39 miles from Johnstown, PA and 43 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $735 a month.
1,019people
$145kTypical home
$735/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
41"Snow
187Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,019
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 483 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 39 mi to Johnstown, PA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$916/mo)
- Median rent $735/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 187 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 178 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (38 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (419 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to DUJ airport
- 53 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,148 ft
- 177 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 114 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Armstrong County: R+53 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.