Living in Conneaut Lake, PA
Conneaut Lake is a tiny town of 526 people in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It's about 38 miles from Erie, PA and 71 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 69 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $752 a month.
526people
$143kTypical home
$752/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
69"Snow
180Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 526
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,403 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 38 mi to Erie, PA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$903/mo)
- Median rent $752/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 69" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (421 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (953 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to ERI airport
- 77 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,122 ft
- 253 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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