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Port Allegany is a small town of 2,356 people in McKean County, Pennsylvania. It's about 74 miles from State College, PA and 80 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $827 a month.
2,356people
$113kTypical home
$827/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
55"Snow
183Sunny days
165Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,356
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,329 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 74 mi to State College, PA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$709/mo)
- Median rent $827/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 183 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 182 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 165 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (204 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (794 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to BFD airport
- 81 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,513 ft
- 194 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McKean County: R+47 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