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Towanda is a small town of 2,791 people in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It's about 29 miles from Elmira, NY and 114 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $996 a month.
2,791people
$167kTypical home
$996/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
38"Snow
197Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,791
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,457 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Rochester, NY
- 29 mi to Elmira, NY
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,052/mo)
- Median rent $996/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 197 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 168 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (557 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to ELM airport
- 94 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 830 ft
- 132 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Bradford County: R+48 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk