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Sheffield is a tiny town of 833 people in Warren County, Pennsylvania. It's about 61 miles from Erie, PA and 83 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 87 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $533 a month.
833people
$90kTypical home
$533/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
87"Snow
181Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 833
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 475 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 61 mi to Erie, PA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$568/mo)
- Median rent $533/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 176 days a year with rain or snow
- 87" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (523 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (925 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 22% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to BFD airport
- 87 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,365 ft
- 211 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Warren County: R+39 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk