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Zion is a small town of 1,981 people in Centre County, Pennsylvania. It's about 12 miles from State College, PA and 124 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $345k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,981people
$345kTypical home
$1,207/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
42"Snow
203Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,981
- Part of a metro area
- About 688 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 12 mi to State College, PA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $345k (≈$2,174/mo)
- Median rent $1,207/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 13 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 (1 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (1 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 19% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to SCE airport
- 132 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,037 ft
- 125 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 130 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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.