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Westfield is a small town of 1,189 people in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. It's about 39 miles from Elmira, NY and 87 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $622 a month.
1,189people
$87kTypical home
$622/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
51"Snow
192Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,189
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,066 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Rochester, NY
- 39 mi to Elmira, NY
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$551/mo)
- Median rent $622/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (3 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (192 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 36% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to ELM airport
- 83 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,404 ft
- 180 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tioga County: R+52 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