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Oakland is a tiny town of 527 people in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. It's about 19 miles from Binghamton, NY and 124 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 69 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $836 a month.
527people
$96kTypical home
$836/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
69"Snow
201Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 527
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,182 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to New York, NY
- 19 mi to Binghamton, NY
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$603/mo)
- Median rent $836/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 201 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 164 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 69" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (19 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (19 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to BGM airport
- 84 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,089 ft
- 96 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 119 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Susquehanna County: R+45 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.