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Hallstead is a small town of 1,217 people in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. It's about 13 miles from Binghamton, NY and 127 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $888 a month.
1,217people
$128kTypical home
$888/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
75"Snow
201Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,217
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,911 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Rochester, NY
- 13 mi to Binghamton, NY
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$808/mo)
- Median rent $888/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 201 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 164 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 157 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (19 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (19 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to BGM airport
- 81 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 929 ft
- 102 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 174 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Susquehanna County: R+45 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