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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

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