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Waterford is a small town of 1,301 people in Erie County, Pennsylvania. It's about 13 miles from Erie, PA and 87 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 112 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,301people
$168kTypical home
$1,003/moRent
80° / 33°Summer / winter
112"Snow
181Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,301
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,061 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 13 mi to Erie, PA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,057/mo)
- Median rent $1,003/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 181 sunny days a year (47 totally clear)
- 184 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 176 days a year with rain or snow
- 112" of snow a year
- 34 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (272 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,833 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ERI airport
- 94 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,230 ft
- 256 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 203 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 69 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Erie County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk