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Living in Stormstown, PA

Stormstown is a small town of 2,532 people in Centre County, Pennsylvania. It's about 9 miles from State College, PA and 105 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $441k and rent runs about $1k a month.

2,532people
$441kTypical home
$1,207/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
44"Snow
190Sunny days
165Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 2,532
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 339 people per sq mi
  • 105 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
  • 9 mi to State College, PA
  • 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $441k (≈$2,780/mo)
  • Median rent $1,207/mo
  • Median household income $147k
  • Property tax about 1.1% of value
  • 4.0% 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
  • 165 days a year with rain or snow
  • 44" of snow a year
  • 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 19 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 43
  • 35% of households have kids
  • 14% are 65 or older
  • 59% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 7% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 25 min
  • 5% walk or take transit to work
  • 10 mi to SCE airport
  • 118 mi to PIT (major hub)
  • 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 91% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1994
  • 96% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 1,299 ft
  • 129 mi to the ocean
  • 120 mi to a big lake
  • 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 14 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 8 mi to the nearest campground
  • 14 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 151 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 22 bars within 25 mi
  • 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 33 museums within 25 mi
  • 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 5 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 32% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
  • 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • Vet in town
  • 7 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 8 congregations per 10k people
  • 8 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

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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