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Cochranton is a small town of 1,084 people in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It's about 41 miles from Erie, PA and 75 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $726 a month.
1,084people
$131kTypical home
$726/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
65"Snow
180Sunny days
170Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,084
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 903 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 41 mi to Erie, PA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$823/mo)
- Median rent $726/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 170 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (272 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (616 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to ERI airport
- 72 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,060 ft
- 238 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 113 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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