PA area data
University Park, PA
University Park, PA.
Population: 14,793 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 370.8 (+4.0% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 97.6 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 19.3¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $15.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- lightning, winterWeather, inlandFlooding, landslide, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 51.0°F
- Average high
- 59.0°F
- Average low
- 42.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 42.3 in
- Annual snowfall
- 35.4 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 40
- Days with Good air quality
- 287
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site (45 mi)
- Nearest airport
- State College Regional Airport (SCE) (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- State College Regional Airport (SCE) (4 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 10
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.6 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 33
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.9 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Households with broadband internet
- 0.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 44,291
- Average weekly wage
- $1,022
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Professional Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 253
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