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Bradford is a big small town of 7,683 people in McKean County, Pennsylvania. It's about 65 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 76 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $800 a month.
7,683people
$86kTypical home
$800/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
76"Snow
183Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,683
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,309 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 65 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$540/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 183 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 182 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 163 days a year with rain or snow
- 76" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (710 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,462 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to BFD airport
- 68 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,450 ft
- 213 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McKean County: R+47 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