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Rome is a tiny town of 547 people in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It's about 28 miles from Binghamton, NY and 112 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $150k and rent runs about $942 a month.
547people
$150kTypical home
$942/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
43"Snow
197Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 547
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,054 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Rochester, NY
- 28 mi to Binghamton, NY
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$946/mo)
- Median rent $942/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 197 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 168 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (227 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 42% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to BGM airport
- 87 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 820 ft
- 128 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bradford County: R+48 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk