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Paxtonville is a tiny town of 218 people in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. It's about 32 miles from Williamsport, PA and 105 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $1k a month.
218people
$216kTypical home
$1,063/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
33"Snow
203Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 218
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 250 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 32 mi to Williamsport, PA
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,359/mo)
- Median rent $1,063/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (18 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (58 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 41% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to IPT airport
- 113 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 554 ft
- 99 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Snyder County: R+47 in 2024
- 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk