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Kane is a small town of 3,537 people in McKean County, Pennsylvania. It's about 72 miles from Erie, PA and 85 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 93 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $74k and rent runs about $841 a month.
3,537people
$74kTypical home
$841/moRent
78° / 30°Summer / winter
93"Snow
183Sunny days
177Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,537
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,260 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 72 mi to Erie, PA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $74k (≈$464/mo)
- Median rent $841/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 2.0% 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
- 177 days a year with rain or snow
- 93" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (151 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (734 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to BFD airport
- 88 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,972 ft
- 201 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McKean 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
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk