Living in Sugar Grove, PA
Sugar Grove is a tiny town of 492 people in Warren County, Pennsylvania. It's about 39 miles from Erie, PA and 67 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 110 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $925 a month.
492people
$142kTypical home
$925/moRent
81° / 31°Summer / winter
110"Snow
181Sunny days
185Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 492
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 439 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 39 mi to Erie, PA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$894/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 185 days a year with rain or snow
- 110" of snow a year
- 40 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (523 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (925 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to BFD airport
- 73 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,401 ft
- 236 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Warren County: R+39 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