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Beavertown is a tiny town of 888 people in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. It's about 35 miles from Williamsport, PA and 104 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $883 a month.
888people
$165kTypical home
$883/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
34"Snow
203Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 888
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,158 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 35 mi to Williamsport, PA
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,039/mo)
- Median rent $883/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (18 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (58 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to SCE airport
- 112 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 669 ft
- 100 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Snyder County: R+47 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk