VailPA
Some 23 people live in this town, in Pennsylvania.
Is Vail a good place to live?
65% of residents live below the poverty line in Vail, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (7.6%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Vail has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
23 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Vail: who provides what
Vail 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 Vail.
Vail: four seasons and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 19°; snowfall runs to about 35 inches a winter. Summers in Vail are pleasant, and winters chilly, snowy.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Vail is
In Vail, 18% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 15% report frequent physical distress. 40% of adults sleep under 7 hours in the town.
| Vail | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Vail | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 18.2% | 15.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 34.5% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Vail has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
In Vail, the FEMA hazard score is 48 of 100. FEMA puts 84% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Beaver Stadium and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Vail. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
38 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
20 mi Stadium & arenaBryce Jordan Center
19 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
23 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year6 mi Theme parkDelGrosso's Amusement ParkPhoto credits
Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · 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
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Everything we know about Vail
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Vail; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Vail residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Vail
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Vail is an unincorporated community and 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 northern Blair County, in the eastern part of Snyder Township. It is bordered to the northwest by Bald Eagle Creek and to the southeast by Interstate 99/U.S. Route 220. South Eagle Valley Road (old US 220) is the main road through the community; it leads southwest 9 miles (14 km) to Tyrone and northeast 2 miles (3 km) to Bald Eagle.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,020 ft
Questions about Vail
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Vail, PA a good place to live?
Vail has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Some 23 people live in this town, in Pennsylvania.