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McElhattan is a small town of 1,036 people in Clinton County, Pennsylvania. It's about 17 miles from Williamsport, PA and 134 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $861 a month.
1,036people
$216kTypical home
$861/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
30"Snow
192Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,036
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 288 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 17 mi to Williamsport, PA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,359/mo)
- Median rent $861/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (974 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 23% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to IPT airport
- 137 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 633 ft
- 129 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clinton County: R+41 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk