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Oil City is a big small town of 9,468 people in Venango County, Pennsylvania. It's about 51 miles from Erie, PA and 70 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $74k and rent runs about $821 a month.
9,468people
$74kTypical home
$821/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
59"Snow
181Sunny days
170Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,468
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,107 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 51 mi to Erie, PA
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $74k (≈$467/mo)
- Median rent $821/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 181 sunny days a year (47 totally clear)
- 184 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 170 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (193 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (786 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% 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
- 45 mi to DUJ airport
- 70 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,014 ft
- 221 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Venango County: R+42 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very 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