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Country around Wilcox is a rural area of about 1,109 people in Elk County, Pennsylvania, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 66 miles from State College, PA and 92 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $767 a month.
1,109people
$127kTypical home
$767/moRent
77° / 30°Summer / winter
67"Snow
183Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,109 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 66 mi to State College, PA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$800/mo)
- Median rent $767/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°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
- 176 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (173 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (861 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 18% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to BFD airport
- 94 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,001 ft
- 190 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Elk County: R+47 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