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Somerset is a big small town of 5,944 people in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It's about 24 miles from Johnstown, PA and 56 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 96 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $678 a month.
5,944people
$164kTypical home
$678/moRent
79° / 35°Summer / winter
96"Snow
187Sunny days
179Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,944
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,178 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 24 mi to Johnstown, PA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,032/mo)
- Median rent $678/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°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
- 179 days a year with rain or snow
- 96" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 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 45
- 22% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to JST airport
- 70 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,103 ft
- 132 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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