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City in Pennsylvania, United States

Johnstown

$91kMedian Home
267Sunny Days/yr
61°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 18k· Elev. 1,168 ftWikipedia

Johnstown is the largest city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,411 as of the 2020 census. Located 57 miles (92 km) east of Pittsburgh, it is the principal city of the Johnstown metropolitan area, which had 133,472 residents in 2020. It is also part of the Johnstown–Somerset combined statistical area, which includes both Cambria and Somerset counties. Once a bustling industrial center, like many cities in the Rust Belt, Johnstown was severely affected by the loss of jobs in the steel industry due to globalization and the movement of American manufacturing to overseas markets.Wikipedia

Nickname: Flood City
About the RegionMid-Atlantic

The Mid-Atlantic corridor — New York City south through Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. — is the densest and most economically complex region in the country. Finance and media anchor New York; government, defense, and federal contracting anchor D.C.; healthcare and universities anchor Philadelphia and Baltimore. This makes the region one of the most recession-resistant labor markets in the U.S., though the same fundamentals push housing costs persistently high.

Philadelphia and Baltimore offer substantially lower costs than either New York or D.C. while sitting on the same high-speed rail line, making them increasingly attractive to remote workers and hybrid commuters. The New Jersey and Delaware suburbs fill in between, providing family-oriented communities within commuting range of multiple cities. The region's density means genuine walkability in most urban cores, strong transit infrastructure, and cultural institutions that rival anywhere on earth.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$818/mo
Median Rent
$91k
Median Home Price
Rent burden29% of income
Household Income
$33k
Median annual
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Livability

Walk Score
76
School Rating
6.6/10
Internet
Fiber
23%
Cable
99%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
267
sunny days per year
73% of the year
Avg High Temp
61°F
annual average
Humidity
74%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
65/100
Good
Temp Swing
45°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
50"
inches per year
Snowfall
15"
inches per year
Air Quality
40
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population18k
Altitude1,168 ftabove sea level
Median Age44 yrs
College Educated14%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home9%of workforce
Poverty Rate33%

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