Living in Roulette, PA
Roulette is a tiny town of 635 people in Potter County, Pennsylvania. It's about 69 miles from Williamsport, PA and 85 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $673 a month.
635people
$81kTypical home
$673/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
67"Snow
183Sunny days
167Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 635
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 369 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 69 mi to Williamsport, PA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$508/mo)
- Median rent $673/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 167 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (50 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 25% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to BFD airport
- 86 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,539 ft
- 188 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Potter County: R+62 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk