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James City is a tiny town of 174 people in Elk County, Pennsylvania. It's about 72 miles from Erie, PA and 88 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 87 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $56k and rent runs about $1k a month.
174people
$56kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
78° / 30°Summer / winter
87"Snow
183Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 174
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 249 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 72 mi to Erie, PA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $56k (≈$352/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 183 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 182 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 176 days a year with rain or snow
- 87" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (173 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (861 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 19% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to BFD airport
- 92 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,978 ft
- 200 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Elk County: R+47 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk