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Blossburg’s best subject grades are an A for the outdoors and civic life and an A− for history; its weakest is a C− for incomes. 12% of residents are 65 or older in Blossburg, against 21% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Among 1,038 Pennsylvania towns, just 8 have a lower January low than Blossburg. 41% of the land in Blossburg is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). On the outdoors, just 87 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do better. The biggest place to walk is Tioga State Forest, 930 acres with 2.4 miles of trail. Blossburg has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Blossburg beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Blossburg is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,146 in 1880, a peak of 2,568 in 1890, 1,533 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1910 and 4 maps from 1925 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Blossburg, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Blossburg.
6.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Blossburg is 1.4 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tioga State Forest | 2.4 mi | 930 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Southern Tioga SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blossburg El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 194 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
The typical Blossburg home is worth about $154,000, down 0.5% in a year, 46% below the Pennsylvania typical home. Blossburg’s median rent is $969 a month.
| Blossburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 68% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $969 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 19 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Blossburg.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Blossburg has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 80°, January nights drop to 15° and about 54 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Blossburg for work: only 7% work in town. 4.8% of workers work from home in Blossburg. Since 2013, Blossburg has lost 66 jobs, to 885 in 2023.
| Blossburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 4.8% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Blossburg tracks Pennsylvania closely on all 26 CDC measures. 19% of Blossburg adults binge drink.
| Blossburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 34% | 35% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Blossburg; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Blossburg residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
3 notable people were born in Blossburg.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Blossburg is a borough in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,533 at the 2020 census.
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That is 2.4 years of the area's median household income ($64,899 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
3 notable people were born here, including Tom M. Mitchell and S. W. Harrington.
