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Spartansburg is a tiny town of 378 people in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It's about 29 miles from Erie, PA and 85 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 106 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $781 a month.
378people
$95kTypical home
$781/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
106"Snow
181Sunny days
173Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 378
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 570 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 29 mi to Erie, PA
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$599/mo)
- Median rent $781/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°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
- 173 days a year with rain or snow
- 106" of snow a year
- 34 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (421 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (953 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to ERI airport
- 91 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,483 ft
- 239 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+39 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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