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3.6 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Milesburg’s best subject grades are an A for civic life and history. Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Milesburg. Milesburg's public schools beat 74% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. Only 28 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns score higher on civic life. Iddings-Baldridge House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Milesburg has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Milesburg beats most towns.
Iddings-Baldridge HouseIn a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Milesburg is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1874.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Milesburg, 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 Milesburg.
The top destinations are College Township (20%), Boggs Township (15%) and State College (7%). Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Milesburg dropped by 64, to 83. Also worth knowing: the mean commuting time for Milesburg comes to 17 minutes, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). In Milesburg, the typical household income is $61,000.
| Milesburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 7.3% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The share of adults in Milesburg who report frequent mental distress is 16%, against 16% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 17% across U.S. towns. CDC measures, 26 in all: Milesburg beats Pennsylvania on 1 and trails on 1. For adults locally, the share who binge drink is 20%.
| Milesburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Milesburg | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 16.5% | 18.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
65% of Milesburg households live in a home they own. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 3.5%. For Milesburg, the midpoint rent is $1,104 a month.
| Milesburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 65% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,104 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 19°; snowfall runs to about 44 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 60% of U.S. communities. 89% of Milesburg’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding. Since 1978, Milesburg has seen 48 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The concentration of trails in Milesburg is 0.8 miles per square mile. Across 1 park or preserve: 0.3 miles of trail. The town has one park or preserve, 8 acres in all.
| Milesburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.1% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Milesburg Park | 0.1 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Milesburg. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
10 mi Stadium & arenaBryce Jordan Center
37 mi LakeRaystown Lake
11 mi MuseumPalmer Museum of Art34 mi Theme parkDelGrosso's Amusement Park
10 mi GardenThe Arboretum at Penn StateBeaver 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 · The Arboretum at Penn State: Daderot, Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of Milesburg
About 3 of every 100 Milesburg residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Milesburg’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Milesburg is a borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania metropolitan statistical area. The population was 1,093 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
3.6 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Not for the area. That is 3 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+.
2 notable people were born here, including James Knox Polk Hall and Russell Letterman.
