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Country around Sheffield is a rural area of about 1,596 people in Warren County, Pennsylvania, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 60 miles from Erie, PA and 86 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 80 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $543 a month.
1,596people
$79kTypical home
$543/moRent
78° / 30°Summer / winter
80"Snow
181Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,596 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 60 mi to Erie, PA
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$499/mo)
- Median rent $543/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 181 sunny days a year (47 totally clear)
- 184 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 176 days a year with rain or snow
- 80" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (523 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (925 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to BFD airport
- 90 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,949 ft
- 210 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Warren County: R+39 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