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St. Benedict is a tiny town of 476 people in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It's about 19 miles from Altoona, PA and 67 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $70k and rent runs about $739 a month.
476people
$70kTypical home
$739/moRent
80° / 33°Summer / winter
58"Snow
190Sunny days
164Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 476
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 430 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 19 mi to Altoona, PA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $70k (≈$441/mo)
- Median rent $739/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°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
- 58" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 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 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to JST airport
- 80 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,887 ft
- 146 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 168 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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.