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Country around Driftwood is a rural area of about 289 people in Cameron County, Pennsylvania, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 43 miles from State College, PA and 111 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $710 a month.
289people
$154kTypical home
$710/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
40"Snow
183Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 289 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 43 mi to State College, PA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$974/mo)
- Median rent $710/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (439 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 18% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to BFD airport
- 113 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,539 ft
- 165 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cameron County: R+50 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.