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Tyrone is a big small town of 5,377 people in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It's about 14 miles from Altoona, PA and 92 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $788 a month.
5,377people
$140kTypical home
$788/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
35"Snow
190Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,377
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,642 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 14 mi to Altoona, PA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$882/mo)
- Median rent $788/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (141 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (854 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 22% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to SCE airport
- 105 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,079 ft
- 130 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 185 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blair County: R+44 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk