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A town of 1,225, settled in 1847. 83% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Centre Hall’s best subject grades are an A− for schools and the outdoors and an A for civic life. Centre Hall’s average trip to work is 18 minutes, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On civic life, just 23 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns do better. Centre Hall has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Centre Hall beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Centre Hall-Potter El Sch | PK–4 | 205 |
Census counts: 350 in 1880, 1,268 in 2020. The archive holds 36 old photos and papers going back to 1874 and 4 maps from 1924 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Centre Hall is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Centre Hall, 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 Centre Hall.
Its public schools are run by Penns Valley Area SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre Hall-Potter El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 205 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Centre Hall for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Centre Hall has lost 107 jobs, to 142 in 2023. The top destinations are College Township (24%), State College (10%) and Potter Township (8%).
| Centre Hall | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.3% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Centre Hall has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. At 81°F, Centre Hall’s July high is against 85°F in Pennsylvania’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Centre Hall home is worth about $342,000, up 0.8% in a year, 19% above the Pennsylvania typical home.
| Centre Hall | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 76% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,154 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Centre Hall beats the Pennsylvania average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of adults binge drink in Centre Hall.
| Centre Hall | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Centre Hall | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.6% | 14.5% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 88.8% | 85.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Centre Hall. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
9 mi Stadium & arenaBryce Jordan Center
33 mi LakeRaystown Lake
10 mi MuseumPalmer Museum of Art35 mi Theme parkDelGrosso's Amusement Park
7 mi MuseumPennsylvania Military MuseumBeaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bryce Jordan Center: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Palmer Museum of Art: PalmerMuseumofArt, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pennsylvania Military Museum: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Centre Hall
About 1 of every 100 Centre Hall residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Centre Hall is a borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in Penns Valley and is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Centre Hall had a population of 1,268. Centre Hall was so named on account of its location near the geographical center of Penns Valley.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
83% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
That is 4.6 years of the area's median household income ($74,291 across the State College, PA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
