Living in Springville, PA
Springville is a tiny town of 246 people in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. It's about 24 miles from Scranton, PA and 124 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $1k a month.
246people
$203kTypical home
$1,018/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
66"Snow
201Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 246
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 172 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 24 mi to Scranton, PA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,278/mo)
- Median rent $1,018/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 201 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 164 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 66" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (19 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (19 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 21% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to AVP airport
- 98 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,385 ft
- 105 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 259 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Susquehanna County: R+45 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.