SnydertownPA
Some 467 people live in this town, in Pennsylvania.
Is Snydertown a good place to live?
Snydertown’s average commute is 49 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Snydertown. Snydertown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Snydertown.
More middle-aged adults than Pennsylvania overall
The midpoint age for Snydertown is 39.2 years. Adults 35 to 64 are 53% of residents (38% statewide); people 65 and older are 5% of residents (20% statewide). The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 27%, against 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Snydertown | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39.2 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 15% and 73% women
The Census survey reached too few of Snydertown’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±28.7 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Snydertown | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.3% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.3% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.6% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 22.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 2.1% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.6% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 45.4% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 9.5% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.6% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.1% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Snydertown work out of town
The top destinations are College Township (21%), Benner Township (8%) and State College (7%). The median commute is under 17 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snydertown has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in three quarters of U.S. communities. 78% of Snydertown’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 7%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Snydertown, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
A July afternoon gets to about 84° and a January night to 19°, and about 30 inches of snow fall in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Snydertown is
Just over a third of Snydertown adults sleep under 7 hours. In Snydertown, a fifth of adults binge drink.
| Snydertown | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Snydertown | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.8% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.7% | 11.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Snydertown
Beaver Stadium and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Snydertown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
18 mi Stadium & arenaBryce Jordan Center
19 mi MuseumPalmer Museum of Art
18 mi MuseumPennsylvania Military Museum
19 mi GardenThe Arboretum at Penn State
14 mi MuseumPiper Aviation 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 · Pennsylvania Military Museum: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Arboretum at Penn State: Daderot, Public domain · Piper Aviation Museum: User:Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Snydertown: who provides what
Snydertown 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 Snydertown for work
Where Snydertown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Snydertown
About 0 of every 100 Snydertown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Questions about Snydertown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Snydertown, PA a good place to live?
Snydertown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Some 467 people live in this town, in Pennsylvania.
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