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Farwell is a tiny town of 429 people in Clinton County, Pennsylvania. It's about 36 miles from Williamsport, PA and 123 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $983 a month.
429people
$177kTypical home
$983/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
33"Snow
192Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 429
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,156 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 36 mi to Williamsport, PA
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,114/mo)
- Median rent $983/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (974 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 33% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to SCE airport
- 123 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 997 ft
- 150 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clinton County: R+41 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk