Brooks MillPA
A town of 50.
Is Brooks Mill a good place to live?
22% of residents live below the poverty line in Brooks Mill, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 4 have a lower share of households owning their home than Brooks Mill. Brooks Mill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
50 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Brooks Mill: who provides what
Brooks Mill is unincorporated, so Blair County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Brooks Mill.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Brooks Mill’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Brooks Mill for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Altoona (19%), Hollidaysburg (10%) and Logan Township (10%). Half commute less than 8 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Brooks Mill
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Brooks Mill has four seasons and pleasant summers
Brooks Mill has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, more of Brooks Mill’s adults binge drink
23% of Brooks Mill adults binge drink, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (16%). 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Brooks Mill. Brooks Mill beats the Pennsylvania average on 8 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| Brooks Mill | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 79% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.9% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Brooks Mill | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.8% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults with high blood pressure | 21.9% | 32.8% |
| More binge drinkers | 22.6% | 18.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Flight 93 National Memorial and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brooks Mill. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
3 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
19 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
22 mi LakeRaystown Lake
7 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
9 mi Ski areaBlue Knob24 runs · 1,007 ft verticalPhoto credits
Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Blue Knob: Calzarette, CC BY 3.0
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Everything we know about Brooks Mill
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Brooks Mill
About 0 of every 100 Brooks Mill residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave Brooks Mill for work
Where Brooks Mill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Brooks Mill
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brooks Mill, PA a good place to live?
Brooks Mill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.