Living in Lawrenceville, PA
Lawrenceville is a tiny town of 707 people in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. It's about 18 miles from Elmira, NY and 85 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $925 a month.
707people
$131kTypical home
$925/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
39"Snow
192Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 707
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,150 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Rochester, NY
- 18 mi to Elmira, NY
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$824/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 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 (5 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (46 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to ELM airport
- 82 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 997 ft
- 170 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 106 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tioga County: R+52 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