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Lake City is a small town of 2,895 people in Erie County, Pennsylvania. It's about 16 miles from Erie, PA and 78 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 103 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $871 a month.
2,895people
$166kTypical home
$871/moRent
81° / 34°Summer / winter
103"Snow
166Sunny days
175Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,895
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,611 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 16 mi to Erie, PA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,044/mo)
- Median rent $871/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 166 sunny days a year (35 totally clear)
- 199 cloudy days a year
- 73 of 90 winter days are gray
- 175 days a year with rain or snow
- 103" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (272 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,833 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 43% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to ERI airport
- 88 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 715 ft
- 273 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 169 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 59 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Erie County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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