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Borough in Pennsylvania, US

Somerset

$212kMedian Home
267Sunny Days/yr
60°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 3k· Elev. 2,195 ftWikipedia

Somerset is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. The population was 6,046 at the 2020 census. The borough is surrounded by Somerset Township and is located off the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Somerset is the principal city of the Somerset micropolitan statistical area, which consists of Somerset County, and is also a principal city of the larger Johnstown-Somerset combined statistical area.Wikipedia

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
$212k
Median Home Price
Household Income
$79k
Median annual
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Livability

School Rating
7.6/10
Internet
No internet coverage data yet.
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Climate

Sunshine
267
sunny days per year
73% of the year
Avg High Temp
60°F
annual average
Humidity
74%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
61/100
Good
Temp Swing
45°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
56"
inches per year
Snowfall
18"
inches per year
Air Quality
39
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population3k
Altitude2,195 ftabove sea level
Median Age39 yrs
College Educated14%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home8%of workforce
Poverty Rate12%

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