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Thompson is a tiny town of 327 people in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. It's about 26 miles from Binghamton, NY and 117 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 70 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $1k a month.
327people
$158kTypical home
$1,125/moRent
79° / 30°Summer / winter
70"Snow
201Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 327
- Part of a metro area
- About 639 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to New York, NY
- 26 mi to Binghamton, NY
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$998/mo)
- Median rent $1,125/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 201 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 164 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 70" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 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 32
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to BGM airport
- 91 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,654 ft
- 89 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 95 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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