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Shinglehouse is a small town of 1,076 people in Potter County, Pennsylvania. It's about 71 miles from Elmira, NY and 72 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 71 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $701 a month.
1,076people
$78kTypical home
$701/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
71"Snow
183Sunny days
164Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,076
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 518 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 71 mi to Elmira, NY
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$494/mo)
- Median rent $701/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 164 days a year with rain or snow
- 71" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (65 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to BFD airport
- 73 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,499 ft
- 200 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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