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Living in Spring Hill, PA

Spring Hill is a small town of 1,006 people in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It's about 14 miles from Johnstown, PA and 69 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $739 a month.

1,006people
$86kTypical home
$739/moRent
79° / 33°Summer / winter
72"Snow
190Sunny days
162Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,006
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 964 people per sq mi
  • 69 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
  • 14 mi to Johnstown, PA
  • 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $86k (≈$541/mo)
  • Median rent $739/mo
  • Median household income $51k
  • Property tax about 0.9% 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
  • 162 days a year with rain or snow
  • 72" of snow a year
  • 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 21 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Low violent crime (224 per 100k), county-wide
  • Low property crime (1,068 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 57
  • 22% of households have kids
  • 35% are 65 or older
  • 23% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 34 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 9 mi to JST airport
  • 83 mi to PIT (major hub)
  • 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 90% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1938
  • 89% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Hilly terrain
  • Elevation 2,060 ft
  • 132 mi to the ocean
  • 143 mi to a big lake
  • 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 8 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 7 mi to the nearest campground
  • 21 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 158 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 59 bars within 25 mi
  • 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
  • 22 museums within 25 mi
  • 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
  • 13 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 28% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 7 mi to the nearest vet
  • 8 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 12 congregations per 10k people
  • 7 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Cambria County: R+40 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.

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