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Bear Lake is a tiny town of 132 people in Warren County, Pennsylvania. It's about 31 miles from Erie, PA and 70 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 155 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $755 a month.
132people
$99kTypical home
$755/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
155"Snow
181Sunny days
174Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 132
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 191 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 31 mi to Erie, PA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$623/mo)
- Median rent $755/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 181 sunny days a year (47 totally clear)
- 184 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 174 days a year with rain or snow
- 155" of snow a year
- 47 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (523 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (925 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to ERI airport
- 76 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,562 ft
- 242 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 129 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Warren County: R+39 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.