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Smethport is a small town of 1,462 people in McKean County, Pennsylvania. It's about 77 miles from State College, PA and 78 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 68 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $762 a month.
1,462people
$116kTypical home
$762/moRent
79° / 31°Summer / winter
68"Snow
183Sunny days
172Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,462
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 870 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 77 mi to State College, PA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$732/mo)
- Median rent $762/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°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
- 172 days a year with rain or snow
- 68" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (245 per 100k)
- Low property crime (892 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to BFD airport
- 80 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,545 ft
- 198 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McKean County: R+47 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