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Rauchtown is a tiny town of 586 people in Clinton County, Pennsylvania. It's about 13 miles from Williamsport, PA and 131 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $1k a month.
586people
$194kTypical home
$1,104/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
31"Snow
192Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 586
- Part of a metro area
- About 329 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 13 mi to Williamsport, PA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,225/mo)
- Median rent $1,104/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (974 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to IPT airport
- 136 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 873 ft
- 124 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clinton County: R+41 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk