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Canton is a small town of 1,531 people in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It's about 30 miles from Elmira, NY and 112 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $715 a month.
1,531people
$126kTypical home
$715/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
42"Snow
197Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,531
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,329 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Rochester, NY
- 30 mi to Elmira, NY
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$796/mo)
- Median rent $715/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 197 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 168 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (227 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to IPT airport
- 107 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,247 ft
- 147 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bradford County: R+48 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk