Living in Warren, PA
Warren is a big small town of 9,240 people in Warren County, Pennsylvania. It's about 51 miles from Erie, PA and 74 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $771 a month.
9,240people
$104kTypical home
$771/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
72"Snow
181Sunny days
175Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,240
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,174 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 51 mi to Erie, PA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$655/mo)
- Median rent $771/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 175 days a year with rain or snow
- 72" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (529 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,017 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to BFD airport
- 79 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,194 ft
- 222 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 76 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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