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Athens is a small town of 3,243 people in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It's about 19 miles from Elmira, NY and 102 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $842 a month.
3,243people
$167kTypical home
$842/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
38"Snow
197Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,243
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,849 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Rochester, NY
- 19 mi to Elmira, NY
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,054/mo)
- Median rent $842/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,092 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 20% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to ELM airport
- 84 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 751 ft
- 138 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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