Living in Vintondale, PA
Vintondale is a tiny town of 390 people in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It's about 11 miles from Johnstown, PA and 56 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 70 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $56k and rent runs about $873 a month.
390people
$56kTypical home
$873/moRent
81° / 35°Summer / winter
70"Snow
190Sunny days
173Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 390
- Part of a metro area
- About 865 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 11 mi to Johnstown, PA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $56k (≈$350/mo)
- Median rent $873/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 173 days a year with rain or snow
- 70" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,068 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to JST airport
- 69 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,608 ft
- 147 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 144 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cambria County: R+40 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