Sandy RidgePA
The town was settled in 1874 and has 181 residents today.
Is Sandy Ridge a good place to live?
28% of residents live below the poverty line in Sandy Ridge, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. No town among the 1,036 in Pennsylvania we compare has a higher age of the median resident than Sandy Ridge. Sandy Ridge has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
181 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sandy Ridge.
Compared with most of Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, more of Sandy Ridge’s households own their home
Zillow values the typical Sandy Ridge home at about $140,000, down 2.4% in a year, 51% below the Pennsylvania typical home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Sandy Ridge’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
For half of commuters, work is under 20 miles away. Employers in Sandy Ridge shed 30 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 5. The top destinations are Rush Township (11%), College Township (8%) and Decatur Township (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Sandy Ridge is inland flooding, at a low overall level
Compared with 78% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Sandy Ridge is lower. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 83% come from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Sandy Ridge, a typical July afternoon runs cooler than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
Summers in Sandy Ridge are pleasant, and winters chilly, snowy. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 17° and about 35 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Sandy Ridge is
In Sandy Ridge, 22% of adults get no exercise outside work. On the CDC’s 26 measures, Sandy Ridge is ahead of Pennsylvania on 2 and behind on 4. 15% of adults in Sandy Ridge report frequent mental distress; 19% binge drink.
| Sandy Ridge | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Sandy Ridge | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults seeing a dentist | 68.7% | 64.4% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.6% | 79.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.4% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Sandy Ridge
Beaver Stadium and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sandy Ridge. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
20 mi Stadium & arenaBryce Jordan Center
25 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
29 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year13 mi Theme parkDelGrosso's Amusement Park
22 mi MuseumRailroaders Memorial MuseumPhoto credits
Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bryce Jordan Center: Robert J. La Verghetta, 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 · Railroaders Memorial Museum: Mark Frederick, CC0
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Moving to Sandy Ridge: who provides what
Sandy Ridge 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 Sandy Ridge for work
Where Sandy Ridge’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sandy Ridge; the nearest are
College town 30 of every 100 Sandy Ridge residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Sandy Ridge
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Sandy Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 407 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,850 ft
- ZIP code
- 16677
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