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McKean is a tiny town of 437 people in Erie County, Pennsylvania. It's about 9 miles from Erie, PA and 87 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 106 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $209k and rent runs about $936 a month.
437people
$209kTypical home
$936/moRent
80° / 34°Summer / winter
106"Snow
180Sunny days
170Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 437
- Part of a metro area
- About 764 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 9 mi to Erie, PA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $209k (≈$1,317/mo)
- Median rent $936/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 170 days a year with rain or snow
- 106" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (272 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,833 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to ERI airport
- 97 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,139 ft
- 264 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 188 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 59 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Erie County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk