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Austin is a tiny town of 606 people in Potter County, Pennsylvania. It's about 60 miles from State College, PA and 95 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 68 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $900 a month.
606people
$89kTypical home
$900/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
68"Snow
183Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 606
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 150 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 60 mi to State College, PA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$563/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 183 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 182 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 68" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (50 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to BFD airport
- 96 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,411 ft
- 178 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Potter County: R+62 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk