About Clarion County, PA

Looking to buy a home in Clarion County, Pennsylvania?

What portions of Clarion County are eligible for USDA Financing?

The USDA has zoned ALL of Clarion County as eligible for their USDA Rural Development Mortgage Program.

USDA Eligible Areas in Clarion County include...

• Callensburg
• Clarion
• Climax
• Crown
• Curllsville
• East Brady
• Fairmount City
• Fisher
• Foxburg
• Fryburg
• Hawthorn
• Huey
• Knox
• Kossuth
• Lamartine
• Leeper
• Lickingville
• Limestone
• Lucinda
• Marble
• Mayport
• New Bethlehem
• Rimersburg
• Saint Petersburg
• Shippenville
• Sligo
• Snydersburg
• Strattanville
• Turkey City
• Tylersburg
• Vowinckel

What are the USDA Mortgage Income Limits for Clarion County?

Household Size: 1-4 Family Members 5 or more Family Members

Maximum Adjusted Income $74,050 $97,750

If at first glance, it appears your household income exceeds the above limits, it is worth checking the USDA Income Calculator on the USDA website (link below). The USDA allows for several deductions which may allow your Household Income to fit within their Maximum Adjusted Income Guidelines.

USDA Income Eligibility Worksheet

Ok, the Property is in a USDA Eligible Area and your Household Income is within the USDA Income Limits, now what?

Like all mortgages, USDA Mortgages do require an applicant to qualify based on recent credit history. USDA credit requirements are some of the most flexible of any mortgage program available. More detailed information about USDA Mortgage Credit Requirements can be found with the link below...

USDA Credit Requirements

For buyers looking to purchase a home in Clarion County Pennsylvania, the USDA Rural Development Mortgage is definitely worth a look. Feel free to contact me with any further questions about the program.

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So I've got this Uncle and for years he worked at our local college in Clarion. I suppose if you were to chalk up hard work over ones lifetime, he'd be cemented in the annals as one those guys. I always knew he was one of those guys, yet he was and is a bit more special to me than work ethic alone.

When I approached the often times trying years of teenage zits and pubic hair unaccompanied by the wisdom that should grow with it, I felt awkward and often times alone. While fine with the latter, every family get together made me smile because I got to look into my Uncle Ed's eyes.

In those eyes, I saw a man, an imperfect one, like myself, who probably used too many commas in his sentences as well. And in those eyes, I took comfort. His sense of humor was one of the few that actually made me LOL, before LOL was the proverbial catchphrase in the forum you may now be reading. I'm not sure about you, but I don't "LOL" nearly much as I may lead on. But Uncle Ed affected me in that way.

It's difficult to try to write anything about a man you would just rather hug, cause I probably didn't do it the last time I was there. At least, not enough. Don't get me wrong, I shouldn't be humping his leg or anything ... but mad props go out to a guy I'm pretty fond of. I think part of my fondness for Uncle Ed is our similarities ... I've never saw him cry but am damn sure he does it as passionately as he laughs. And he legitimately cares about people ... which I would dare say is more common than not with most, but I experienced first-hand that type of care when my cousin helped give birth to his first grandchild. I walked into the room seeing my Uncle Ed cupping that young buck in his arms as they fell into dreams.

Sometimes, you just know ...

My Uncle Ed retired from Clarion College and the work-force as we know it just recently. When I heard the news, I automatically traced my synapses to ensure what I was feeling was genuine ... and it was ... and is. The guy is a legend in my mind. And while that may not mean squat to some, Uncle Ed means the world to me.

Happy Retirement, Sir. And remind Sue that if she flies, I dance. However we can get together, let's freaking do it!

In case you don't recognize the relatively blooming bald (yet still somewhat subtle) patch on that young gent standing in front of the sign, it's me. The place where I spent twenty-two years of my existence here on Planet Earth is a place called Clarion, Pennsylvania. One of my best memories is that of a business that is still thriving and somewhat of a legend in many circles. "Eddie's Dogs" is what we call it. Bar-none, the best hot-dogs on earth, and I've attended a Harlem Globetrotter game in my life.

Eddie is the owner and should be proud. In college, we probably gave him more crap than your local plumber can handle. But damn if he doesn't make the most fantastic hot-dogs around. And he has a pretty good sense of humor for a guy who looks like the Crypt Keeper never heard of moisturizer.

When attending back-to-back family reunions in my first visit to Clarion in years, we stopped by this legendary institution. It really wasn't churning in my head that we'd be stopping at Eddie's. I was there to help celebrate a monumental moment in my Aunt's Life and introduce the family to something other than a blow-up doll.

And then we passed Eddie's. At one point, he had two locations... one in Clarion (right across from a bar that was very popular among the college folks) and one that is shown in these pictures, which is the only operating one right now. My only assumption is that he shut the other one down because it isn't exactly easy for a 195 year old gent to deal with a bunch of dumb smucks like me... let alone the Frat Boys.

All stupid analogies and restless attempts at humor aside, the guy took what he did and does for a living and made it into something pretty special. If you want the best hot dogs in the land, visit him.

As far as the sunsets and other memories, well, some things you just keep to yourself. But they are good ones, none the less.

The most articulate version of the author's reaction to his first Taco Dog...