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Tioga is a tiny town of 598 people in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. It's about 21 miles from Elmira, NY and 91 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $905 a month.
598people
$83kTypical home
$905/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
43"Snow
192Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 598
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,289 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Rochester, NY
- 21 mi to Elmira, NY
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$520/mo)
- Median rent $905/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (5 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (46 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ELM airport
- 88 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,047 ft
- 169 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tioga County: R+52 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