Living in Knox, PA
Knox is a small town of 1,082 people in Clarion County, Pennsylvania. It's about 58 miles from Youngstown, OH and 60 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $846 a month.
1,082people
$114kTypical home
$846/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
57"Snow
181Sunny days
173Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,082
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,925 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 58 mi to Youngstown, OH
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$720/mo)
- Median rent $846/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 181 sunny days a year (47 totally clear)
- 184 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 173 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (34 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (172 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to DUJ airport
- 63 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,414 ft
- 205 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clarion County: R+53 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk