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.