Living in Venango, PA
Venango is a tiny town of 199 people in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It's about 24 miles from Erie, PA and 83 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 99 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $628 a month.
199people
$114kTypical home
$628/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
99"Snow
180Sunny days
172Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 199
- Part of a metro area
- About 729 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 24 mi to Erie, PA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$718/mo)
- Median rent $628/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 172 days a year with rain or snow
- 99" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (421 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (953 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to ERI airport
- 89 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,145 ft
- 252 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 208 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+39 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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