DuBois, Pennsylvania SperlingViews

Like many small towns, Du Bois has very friendly people, excellent access to healthcare (Du Bois Regional Medical Center is in town), diversity in retail and a fair transportation system (including well salted roads for the 5 months of winter here).

This town is NOT recommended, however, if you are in need of fairly paid employment, as noted by its declining population statistics.

Located 280 miles due west of New York City just off Route 80, 110 miles northeast of Pittsburgh (Steelers and Pirates fans dominate Du Bois), and 150 miles south of Buffalo, NY.

If you love deer hunting, this can be the place for you. First Day of Buck season (as in male deer), just after Thanksgiving, finds all public schools closed, as well as many businesses.

People and property crimes are relatively low here, though Du Bois has regional notariety for drug dealing and illegal drug usage in town.

Summers are very tolerable, actually preferrable to many places. Just come prepared with snowblowers and thermal socks.

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so many posibilities so little common sense! - 7/17/2009

while DuBois is feeling The economic drag everyone else is, they have one thing worse. The local government is DuBois is nothing more than a bunch of hillbillies that think they know everything while thay know nothing; adding projects that cost money and do nothing for thier people. the best thing for DuBois would be if the elected officials just went home and never set at the council table again. get some guts DuBois and elect people that actualy represent what you think , feel, and know to be right.[read more...]

Weather - 7/2/2009

The best feature of Du Bois is the 3.5 months of temperate weather each year. Unless you like cold and high heating bills, the worst part of Du Bois is the nearly intolerable 8.5 remaing months of winter and near winter.[read more...]

If you can stand the cold and snow, it's really pr - 2/23/2007

Like many small towns, Du Bois has very friendly people, excellent access to healthcare (Du Bois Regional Medical Center is in town), diversity in retail and a fair transportation system (including well salted roads for the 5 months of winter here). This town is NOT recommended, however, if you are in need of fairly paid employment, as noted by its declining population statistics. Located 280 miles due west of New York City just off Route 80, 110 miles northeast of Pittsburgh (Steelers and Pirates fans dominate Du Bois), and 150 miles south of Buffalo, NY. If you love deer hunting, this can be the place for you. First Day of Buck season (as in male deer), just after Thanksgiving, finds all public schools closed, as well as many businesses. People and property crimes are relatively low here, though Du Bois has regional notariety for drug dealing and illegal drug usage in town. Summers are very tolerable, actually preferrable to many places. Just come prepared with snowblowers and thermal socks.[read more...]