EldoradoPA
A town of 476.
Is Eldorado a good place to live?
Eldorado’s average trip to work is 15 minutes, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a higher median age than Eldorado. Eldorado has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
476 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Eldorado: who provides what
Eldorado 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 Eldorado.
Eldorado faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Eldorado’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Eldorado for work: only 1% work in town. 3.4% of Eldorado residents live below the poverty line, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Eldorado has lost 61 jobs, to 84 in 2023.
| Eldorado | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Eldorado has four seasons and pleasant summers
Eldorado 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 Eldorado’s adults had a checkup this year
82% of adults had a checkup this year in Eldorado. Eldorado beats the Pennsylvania average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 5.6% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Eldorado.
| Eldorado | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Eldorado | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.5% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in frequent mental distress | 14% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.3% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A smaller share of Eldorado is conserved land than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
Eldorado’s conserved land covers 0.3% of the town. 0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Leopold Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Eldorado sells for about $255K at the median
89% of Eldorado households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Beaver Stadium and 22 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Eldorado. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
Big draw36 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
2 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
5 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
20 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
23 mi LakeRaystown LakePhoto credits
Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · 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
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Everything we know about Eldorado
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Eldorado
About 3 of every 100 Eldorado residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave Eldorado for work
Where Eldorado’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Eldorado
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Eldorado is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,257 ft
Questions about Eldorado
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Eldorado, PA a good place to live?
Eldorado has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.