Living in Tidioute, PA
Tidioute is a tiny town of 786 people in Warren County, Pennsylvania. It's about 46 miles from Erie, PA and 88 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $461 a month.
786people
$78kTypical home
$461/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
72"Snow
181Sunny days
173Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 786
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 733 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 46 mi to Erie, PA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$494/mo)
- Median rent $461/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 72" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 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 53
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to BFD airport
- 93 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,273 ft
- 222 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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