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Shanksville is a tiny town of 183 people in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It's about 21 miles from Johnstown, PA and 63 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 93 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $725 a month.
183people
$127kTypical home
$725/moRent
79° / 33°Summer / winter
93"Snow
190Sunny days
164Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 183
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 929 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 21 mi to Johnstown, PA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$801/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 164 days a year with rain or snow
- 93" of snow a year
- 38 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (204 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (245 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to JST airport
- 77 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,218 ft
- 125 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 112 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Somerset County: R+57 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