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Seneca is a small town of 1,439 people in Venango County, Pennsylvania. It's about 53 miles from Youngstown, OH and 66 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $690 a month.
1,439people
$159kTypical home
$690/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
57"Snow
181Sunny days
170Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,439
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 547 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 53 mi to Youngstown, OH
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,001/mo)
- Median rent $690/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 170 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 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 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to DUJ airport
- 67 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,450 ft
- 219 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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