Living in Canadohta Lake, PA
Canadohta Lake is a tiny town of 290 people in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It's about 24 miles from Erie, PA and 90 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 110 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $808 a month.
290people
$149kTypical home
$808/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
110"Snow
181Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 290
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 241 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 24 mi to Erie, PA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$942/mo)
- Median rent $808/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 181 sunny days a year (47 totally clear)
- 184 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 176 days a year with rain or snow
- 110" of snow a year
- 34 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 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 64
- 19% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to ERI airport
- 94 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,401 ft
- 244 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 151 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.