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South Waverly is a small town of 1,069 people in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It's about 15 miles from Elmira, NY and 98 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,069people
$162kTypical home
$1,022/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
37"Snow
197Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,069
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,218 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Rochester, NY
- 15 mi to Elmira, NY
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,023/mo)
- Median rent $1,022/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 197 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 168 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (227 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ELM airport
- 80 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 830 ft
- 141 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bradford County: R+48 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk