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Briar Creek is a tiny town of 828 people in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It's about 40 miles from Scranton, PA and 94 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $680 a month.
828people
$160kTypical home
$680/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
42"Snow
197Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 828
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 502 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 40 mi to Scranton, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,011/mo)
- Median rent $680/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 22.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 197 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 168 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (429 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to AVP airport
- 98 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 509 ft
- 96 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 222 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbia County: R+31 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