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State College is a small city of 41,050 people in Centre County, Pennsylvania. It's part of the State College, PA area. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $438k and rent runs about $1k a month.
41,050people
$438kTypical home
$1,273/moRent
81° / 34°Summer / winter
44"Snow
203Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 41,050
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,967 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- In the State College, PA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $438k (≈$2,761/mo)
- Median rent $1,273/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 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 21
- 14% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 66% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 37% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to SCE airport
- 126 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 35% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,161 ft
- 124 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 153 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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