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Laurel Lake is a tiny town of 144 people in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. It's about 10 miles from Binghamton, NY and 120 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $190k and rent runs about $933 a month.
144people
$190kTypical home
$933/moRent
79° / 30°Summer / winter
75"Snow
201Sunny days
160Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 144
- Part of a metro area
- About 212 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Rochester, NY
- 10 mi to Binghamton, NY
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $190k (≈$1,196/mo)
- Median rent $933/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 201 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 164 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 160 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (19 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (19 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 66
- 18% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to BGM airport
- 81 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,706 ft
- 110 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 175 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 58 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Susquehanna County: R+45 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.