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Williamsburg is a small town of 1,073 people in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It's about 11 miles from Altoona, PA and 93 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $616 a month.
1,073people
$130kTypical home
$616/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
26"Snow
190Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,073
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,924 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 11 mi to Altoona, PA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$821/mo)
- Median rent $616/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (113 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (606 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to AOO airport
- 107 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 873 ft
- 118 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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