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Living in Edinboro, PA

Edinboro is a big small town of 5,440 people in Erie County, Pennsylvania. It's about 17 miles from Erie, PA and 85 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 110 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $876 a month.

5,440people
$223kTypical home
$876/moRent
80° / 33°Summer / winter
110"Snow
180Sunny days
173Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Big small town of 5,440
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 2,379 people per sq mi
  • 85 mi to Cleveland, OH
  • 17 mi to Erie, PA
  • 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $223k (≈$1,404/mo)
  • Median rent $876/mo
  • Median household income $48k
  • Property tax about 1.3% of value
  • 1.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 80°F
  • Winter highs around 33°F
  • Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
  • 180 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
  • 185 cloudy days a year
  • 66 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 173 days a year with rain or snow
  • 110" of snow a year
  • 33 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 (117 per 100k)
  • Low property crime (1,110 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 23
  • 18% of households have kids
  • 11% are 65 or older
  • 58% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 37% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 20 min
  • 14% walk or take transit to work
  • 15 mi to ERI airport
  • 95 mi to CLE (major hub)
  • 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 56% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1976
  • 91% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 1,214 ft
  • 258 mi to the ocean
  • 16 mi to a big lake
  • 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 3 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 9 mi to the nearest campground
  • 35 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 222 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 76 bars within 25 mi
  • 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
  • 22 museums within 25 mi
  • 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 16 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 11% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
  • 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 3 mi to the nearest vet
  • 11 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 7 congregations per 10k people
  • College in town

Politics

  • Erie County: Purple — split almost evenly
  • Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly

Natural hazards

  • Low hurricane risk
  • Moderate tornado risk
  • Very low wildfire risk
  • Very low earthquake risk
  • Moderate flood risk
  • Very low drought risk
  • High winter storm risk
  • Very low heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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