Living in Clarendon, PA
Clarendon is a tiny town of 358 people in Warren County, Pennsylvania. It's about 55 miles from Erie, PA and 78 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 78 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $943 a month.
358people
$86kTypical home
$943/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
78"Snow
181Sunny days
177Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 358
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,062 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 55 mi to Erie, PA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$542/mo)
- Median rent $943/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 181 sunny days a year (47 totally clear)
- 184 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 177 days a year with rain or snow
- 78" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (523 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (925 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 21% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to BFD airport
- 82 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,434 ft
- 217 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Warren County: R+39 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk