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Sandy is a small town of 1,497 people in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. It's about 46 miles from Altoona, PA and 78 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $932 a month.
1,497people
$161kTypical home
$932/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
57"Snow
183Sunny days
171Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,497
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,078 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 46 mi to Altoona, PA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,013/mo)
- Median rent $932/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 171 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (86 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (792 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to DUJ airport
- 87 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,522 ft
- 171 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clearfield County: R+52 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.