Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A typical home costs 2 years of the DuBois area’s $62K median household income.
Osceola Mills’ best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D for health. Only 57 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on health. Osceola Mills has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Osceola Mills beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Osceola Mills is from typical.
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Census counts: 813 in 1870, a peak of 2,512 in 1920, 1,045 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 5 maps from 1903 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Osceola Mills, 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 Osceola Mills.
In Osceola Mills, 85% of households own their home, above both the Pennsylvania town median (78%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Osceola Mills’ rent at the middle of the market comes in at $810 a month.
| Osceola Mills | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $810 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 85% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its one school is below. Philipsburg-Osceola Area SD runs its public schools. Osceola Mills’ only public school teaches 271 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osceola Mills El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 271 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
9.7% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Osceola Mills. In Osceola Mills, 43% of adults sleep under 7 hours, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (38%) and U.S. towns (36%). Among adults here, 18% report frequent physical distress and 21% report frequent mental distress.
| Osceola Mills | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Osceola Mills | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 9.7% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 25.5% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.1% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The middle household income for Osceola Mills comes to $68,000. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 1% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Rush Township (8%), College Township (8%) and Decatur Township (6%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 21 miles.
| Osceola Mills | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Osceola Mills’ natural-hazard score from FEMA is 28 of 100. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 1978: 4. FEMA puts 72% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 7% to strong winds. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Osceola Mills once, in 2004.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The July high in Osceola Mills is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
None within 15 miles of Osceola Mills; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Osceola Mills residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Osceola Mills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Osceola Mills is a borough in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,045 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
2 notable people were born here, including Bill Meehan and Joseph Dugan.