Sylvan HillsPA
A town of 578.
Is Sylvan Hills a good place to live?
Sylvan Hills’ median age is 56.4 years, above both the Pennsylvania town median (43.2 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 1,036 in Pennsylvania we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Sylvan Hills. Sylvan Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
578 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Sylvan Hills: who provides what
Sylvan Hills is unincorporated, so Blair 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sylvan Hills.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Sylvan Hills’ workers commute out
Most working residents leave Sylvan Hills for work: only 0% work in town. Sylvan Hills’ average trip to work is 19 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 2.8% of Sylvan Hills residents live below the poverty line.
| Sylvan Hills | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer children than Pennsylvania overall
Children under 18 are 9% of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (38% statewide). 34% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Sylvan Hills.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.5 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Sylvan Hills | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.5% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.1% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.7% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.4% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.4% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 24.4% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.3% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.3% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 10.7% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 32.3% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 19.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.7% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.6% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Sylvan Hills
Sylvan Hills has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Sylvan Hills, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Sylvan Hills is
Sylvan Hills beats the Pennsylvania average on 8 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Sylvan Hills | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Sylvan Hills | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.7% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 13.1% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Beaver Stadium and 22 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sylvan Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
Big draw36 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
2 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
4 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
20 mi LakeRaystown Lake
22 mi DamSouth Fork DamPhoto credits
Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, 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 · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain
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Everything we know about Sylvan Hills
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Sylvan Hills
About 8 of every 100 Sylvan Hills residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave Sylvan Hills for work
Where Sylvan Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sylvan Hills
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Sylvan Hills is a census-designated place (CDP) in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in central Blair County, in the northwest part of Frankstown Township. It is bordered to the south by the borough of Hollidaysburg, the county seat, and it is 5 miles (8 km) south of Altoona, the largest city in the county.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,158 ft
Questions about Sylvan Hills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sylvan Hills, PA a good place to live?
Sylvan Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.