Living in Mansfield, PA
Mansfield is a small town of 2,990 people in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. It's about 24 miles from Elmira, NY and 98 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $730 a month.
2,990people
$192kTypical home
$730/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
49"Snow
192Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,990
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,587 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Rochester, NY
- 24 mi to Elmira, NY
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,208/mo)
- Median rent $730/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (2 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (39 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 24% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 23% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to ELM airport
- 96 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,155 ft
- 162 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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