Living in Rouseville, PA
Rouseville is a tiny town of 460 people in Venango County, Pennsylvania. It's about 49 miles from Erie, PA and 73 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $63k and rent runs about $953 a month.
460people
$63kTypical home
$953/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
64"Snow
181Sunny days
169Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 460
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 515 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 49 mi to Erie, PA
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $63k (≈$394/mo)
- Median rent $953/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 181 sunny days a year (47 totally clear)
- 184 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 169 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (191 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (798 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to DUJ airport
- 73 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,460 ft
- 222 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Venango County: R+42 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk