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Country around Emporium is a rural area of about 4,015 people in Cameron County, Pennsylvania, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 55 miles from State College, PA and 100 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $690 a month.
4,015people
$87kTypical home
$690/moRent
78° / 30°Summer / winter
51"Snow
183Sunny days
164Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,015 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 55 mi to State College, PA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$551/mo)
- Median rent $690/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 164 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 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 52
- 23% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to BFD airport
- 102 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,057 ft
- 177 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no 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
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 34 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