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.