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South Philipsburg is a tiny town of 397 people in Centre County, Pennsylvania. It's about 20 miles from State College, PA and 97 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $1k a month.
397people
$232kTypical home
$1,207/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
50"Snow
190Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 397
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,515 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 20 mi to State College, PA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,460/mo)
- Median rent $1,207/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (1 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (1 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 17% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to SCE airport
- 109 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,444 ft
- 141 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 143 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Centre County: D+3 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.