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Blooming Valley is a tiny town of 390 people in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It's about 30 miles from Erie, PA and 86 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 92 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $688 a month.
390people
$164kTypical home
$688/moRent
80° / 33°Summer / winter
92"Snow
180Sunny days
169Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 390
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 193 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 30 mi to Erie, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,034/mo)
- Median rent $688/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 169 days a year with rain or snow
- 92" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (421 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (953 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 22% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to ERI airport
- 83 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,342 ft
- 245 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 101 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+39 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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