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Castanea is a small town of 1,138 people in Clinton County, Pennsylvania. It's about 22 miles from Williamsport, PA and 133 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $969 a month.
1,138people
$127kTypical home
$969/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
30"Snow
192Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,138
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 834 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 22 mi to Williamsport, PA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$800/mo)
- Median rent $969/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (974 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to IPT airport
- 139 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 830 ft
- 129 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clinton County: R+41 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk