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Johnsonburg is a small town of 2,424 people in Elk County, Pennsylvania. It's about 65 miles from State College, PA and 97 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $62k and rent runs about $578 a month.
2,424people
$62kTypical home
$578/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
62"Snow
183Sunny days
171Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,424
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 841 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 65 mi to State College, PA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $62k (≈$392/mo)
- Median rent $578/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 171 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (104 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (866 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to BFD airport
- 100 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,460 ft
- 188 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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