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Alba is a tiny town of 123 people in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It's about 27 miles from Elmira, NY and 109 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $70k and rent runs about $825 a month.
123people
$70kTypical home
$825/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
43"Snow
197Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 123
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 182 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Rochester, NY
- 27 mi to Elmira, NY
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $70k (≈$441/mo)
- Median rent $825/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 197 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 168 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (227 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to ELM airport
- 104 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,440 ft
- 149 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bradford County: R+48 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk