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Rote is a tiny town of 501 people in Clinton County, Pennsylvania. It's about 23 miles from Williamsport, PA and 130 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $925 a month.
501people
$207kTypical home
$925/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
30"Snow
192Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 501
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 446 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 23 mi to Williamsport, PA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,308/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 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 47
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to SCE airport
- 137 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 827 ft
- 126 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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