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East Smithfield is a tiny town of 208 people in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It's about 18 miles from Elmira, NY and 103 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $813 a month.
208people
$200kTypical home
$813/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
37"Snow
197Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 208
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 139 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Rochester, NY
- 18 mi to Elmira, NY
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,261/mo)
- Median rent $813/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 197 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 168 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (227 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ELM airport
- 90 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,303 ft
- 143 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bradford County: R+48 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.