Moose RunPA
A town of 235 in Pennsylvania.
Is Moose Run a good place to live?
Moose Run’s average commute is 19 minutes, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Moose Run has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
235 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Moose Run.
Moose Run sends most of its workers out of town
The top destinations are Boggs Township (27%), College Township (18%) and Patton Township (9%). Moose Run’s typical household income is put at $66,000.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Moose Run: snowy winters and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 19°; snowfall runs to about 44 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Moose Run stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally: a larger share of its adults binge drink
For adults in Moose Run, the share who report frequent mental distress is 18%. This Pennsylvania town does better than the Pennsylvania average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 1. In Moose Run, 30% of adults have high blood pressure, and 26% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Moose Run | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Moose Run | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.4% | 11.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.2% | 3.7% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 60.7% | 67.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moose Run faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
The FEMA risk score in Moose Run is 60 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 89% come from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Moose Run sell for about $294K
In Moose Run, 79% of households live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Moose Run
Beaver Stadium and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Moose Run. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
10 mi Stadium & arenaBryce Jordan Center
11 mi MuseumPalmer Museum of Art34 mi Theme parkDelGrosso's Amusement Park
11 mi GardenThe Arboretum at Penn State
12 mi MuseumPennsylvania Military MuseumPhoto credits
Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bryce Jordan Center: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Palmer Museum of Art: PalmerMuseumofArt, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Arboretum at Penn State: Daderot, Public domain · Pennsylvania Military Museum: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Moose Run: who provides what
Moose Run is unincorporated, so Centre 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.
100% of working residents leave Moose Run for work
Where Moose Run’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Moose Run
About 0 of every 100 Moose Run residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Moose Run
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Moose Run is a census-designated place (CDP) in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in north-central Centre County, in the south part of Boggs Township. It sits in the valley of Moose Run, a south-flowing tributary of Bald Eagle Creek, part of the watershed of the West Branch Susquehanna River. The Moose Run CDP includes part of the unincorporated community of Central City, and it is less than 0.5 miles (0.8 km) north of the borough of Milesburg. U.S. Route 220 Alternate runs between Milesburg and Moose Run, with an interchange at Pennsylvania Route 144/150, which connects with Moose Run Road, the main street through …
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 817 ft
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Is Moose Run, PA a good place to live?
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