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Hydetown is a tiny town of 505 people in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It's about 37 miles from Erie, PA and 85 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 89 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $770 a month.
505people
$105kTypical home
$770/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
89"Snow
181Sunny days
167Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 505
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 225 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 37 mi to Erie, PA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$661/mo)
- Median rent $770/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 181 sunny days a year (47 totally clear)
- 184 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 167 days a year with rain or snow
- 89" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (421 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (953 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to ERI airport
- 84 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,257 ft
- 232 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+39 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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