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Country around Austin is a rural area of about 1,261 people in Potter County, Pennsylvania, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 56 miles from Williamsport, PA and 99 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 69 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $800 a month.
1,261people
$100kTypical home
$800/moRent
78° / 30°Summer / winter
69"Snow
183Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,261 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 56 mi to Williamsport, PA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$630/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 183 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 182 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 69" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (50 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 26% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to BFD airport
- 100 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,074 ft
- 174 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Potter County: R+62 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk