City in Pennsylvania, United States

Erie

$193kMedian Home
266Sunny Days/yr
58°FAvg High Temp
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Long cold season, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Winter is not just a brief interruption. Noticeable daylight swing. Snow is a real part of winter.

Erie is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in Pennsylvania and the most populous in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 92,940 as of 2024 census estimates. The Erie metropolitan area had a population of 270,876 in 2020. Erie is about 80 miles (130 km) from Buffalo, 90 miles (140 km) from Cleveland, and 120 miles (190 km) from Pittsburgh.Wikipedia

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Where It Is

Location Context
Erie, Pennsylvania
Latitude42.13°
Longitude-80.09°
Population99k
Altitude653 ft

State Context

PennsylvaniaU.S. state

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, forming the Mason-Dixon Line, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio to its west, the Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest via Lake Erie, New York to its north, and the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east. Pennsylvania's most populous city is Philadelphia, and the state capital is Harrisburg. Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous state in the country, with over 13 million residents as of the 2020 United States census.Wikipedia

Income tax: Flat 3.07%Avg sales tax: 6.34%Property tax: 1.36%Official school data available

About the Region

Mid-Atlantic

The Mid-Atlantic corridor — New York City south through Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. — is the densest and most economically complex region in the country. Finance and media anchor New York; government, defense, and federal contracting anchor D.C.; healthcare and universities anchor Philadelphia and Baltimore. This makes the region one of the most recession-resistant labor markets in the U.S., though the same fundamentals push housing costs persistently high.

Philadelphia and Baltimore offer substantially lower costs than either New York or D.C. while sitting on the same high-speed rail line, making them increasingly attractive to remote workers and hybrid commuters. The New Jersey and Delaware suburbs fill in between, providing family-oriented communities within commuting range of multiple cities. The region's density means genuine walkability in most urban cores, strong transit infrastructure, and cultural institutions that rival anywhere on earth.

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Nature Access

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City Profile

Median Age35 yrs
College Educated22%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home6%of workforce
Poverty Rate24%
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Cost of Living

Housing
$1k/mo
Median rent
$193k
Median home price
Rent burden30% of income
Household Income
$43k
Median annual
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Livability

Getting AroundWalkable + transit
Best available read from walkability, transit, and density signals

Walkable with usable transit.

Safety Score
60
Walk Score
60
Transit Score
48
School Rating
6.3/10
Internet
Fiber
5%
Cable
95%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
266
sunny days per year
73% of the year
Avg High Temp
58°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Humidity year-round
77% warm season / 76% cool season
Comfort Score
52/100
Mixed
Temp Swing
42°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
51"
inches per year
Snowfall
25"
inches per year
Air Quality
39
Good AQI
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
51" of rain per year
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Humidity Through The Year
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humid summers
Summer 77% · Winter 76% · Nov-Aug 71-79%
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Current Conditions

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