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Living in Treasure Lake, PA

Treasure Lake is a big small town of 5,336 people in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. It's about 49 miles from Altoona, PA and 83 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $304k and rent runs about $791 a month.

5,336people
$304kTypical home
$791/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
60"Snow
183Sunny days
170Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Big small town of 5,336
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 422 people per sq mi
  • 83 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
  • 49 mi to Altoona, PA
  • 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $304k (≈$1,918/mo)
  • Median rent $791/mo
  • Median household income $113k
  • Property tax about 1.0% of value
  • 8.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 80°F
  • Winter highs around 32°F
  • Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
  • 183 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
  • 182 cloudy days a year
  • 61 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 170 days a year with rain or snow
  • 60" of snow a year
  • 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 24 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (85 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (670 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 48
  • 30% of households have kids
  • 31% are 65 or older
  • 57% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 22 min
  • 2% walk or take transit to work
  • 9 mi to DUJ airport
  • 92 mi to PIT (major hub)
  • 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 95% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1990
  • 98% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 1,732 ft
  • 172 mi to the ocean
  • 93 mi to a big lake
  • 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 58 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 2 mi to the nearest campground
  • 21 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 99 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 10 bars within 25 mi
  • 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 11 museums within 25 mi
  • 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
  • 42 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 40% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
  • 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 4 mi to the nearest vet
  • 4 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 13 congregations per 10k people
  • 3 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Clearfield County: R+52 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.

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