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Monroe is a tiny town of 621 people in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It's about 31 miles from Elmira, NY and 116 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $854 a month.
621people
$174kTypical home
$854/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
38"Snow
197Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 621
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,257 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Rochester, NY
- 31 mi to Elmira, NY
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,097/mo)
- Median rent $854/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 197 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 168 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (227 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to ELM airport
- 98 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 778 ft
- 132 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bradford County: R+48 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk