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Meadville is a big small town of 12,577 people in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It's about 33 miles from Erie, PA and 80 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $855 a month.
12,577people
$116kTypical home
$855/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
77"Snow
180Sunny days
169Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,577
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,883 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 33 mi to Erie, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$734/mo)
- Median rent $855/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 169 days a year with rain or snow
- 77" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (522 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,123 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 17% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to ERI airport
- 80 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,204 ft
- 248 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+39 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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