IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Tionesta, PA
Tionesta is a tiny town of 323 people in Forest County, Pennsylvania. It's about 53 miles from Erie, PA and 78 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $665 a month.
323people
$128kTypical home
$665/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
52"Snow
181Sunny days
178Rain/snow days
Is Tionesta right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 323
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 235 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 53 mi to Erie, PA
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$804/mo)
- Median rent $665/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 178 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 62
- 10% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to DUJ airport
- 81 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,431 ft
- 215 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Forest 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