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Northwest Harborcreek is a big small town of 8,753 people in Erie County, Pennsylvania. It's about 5 miles from Erie, PA and 77 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 127 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $966 a month.
8,753people
$226kTypical home
$966/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
127"Snow
139Sunny days
170Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,753
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,750 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 5 mi to Erie, PA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,424/mo)
- Median rent $966/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 139 sunny days a year (25 totally clear)
- 226 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 170 days a year with rain or snow
- 127" of snow a year
- 35 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 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 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to ERI airport
- 84 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 728 ft
- 266 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 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
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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