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Catawissa is a small town of 1,536 people in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It's about 36 miles from Williamsport, PA and 95 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $146k and rent runs about $644 a month.
1,536people
$146kTypical home
$644/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
33"Snow
213Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,536
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,994 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 36 mi to Williamsport, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $146k (≈$920/mo)
- Median rent $644/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 9 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 (100 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (385 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to IPT airport
- 98 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 512 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 218 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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