Penn State Erie (Behrend)PA
Population 1,607: a town in Pennsylvania.
Is Penn State Erie (Behrend) a good place to live?
77% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Penn State Erie (Behrend), above both Pennsylvania’s towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a lower median age than Penn State Erie (Behrend). Penn State Erie (Behrend)’s trail network density is 6.5 miles per square mile, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Wintergreen Gorge, at 90 acres with 2.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. We don’t grade Penn State Erie (Behrend) yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Penn State Erie (Behrend) stand out
Where Penn State Erie (Behrend) beats most towns.
Every workday, about 734 people come to Penn State Erie (Behrend) for work
Where Penn State Erie (Behrend)’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Penn State Erie (Behrend).
Penn State Erie (Behrend) has 3.0 jobs for every working resident, and 734 people commute in
Half the trips to work are shorter than 22 miles. Penn State Erie (Behrend) had 741 jobs in 2023, up 74 from 2013. The mean commuting time for Penn State Erie (Behrend) is 17 minutes. The top destinations are Erie (25%), Harborcreek Township (8%) and Millcreek Township (7%).
| Penn State Erie (Behrend) | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The FEMA risk score in Penn State Erie (Behrend) is lower than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
Expected losses in Penn State Erie (Behrend) break down as 62% from inland flooding and 10% from strong winds.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
20.5% of the land in Penn State Erie (Behrend) is protected from building
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 5.2 miles.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wintergreen Gorge | 2.2 mi | 90 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Penn State Erie (Behrend)
The peak summer temperature here in Penn State Erie (Behrend) is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Penn State Erie (Behrend) stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally: a smaller share of its adults have high blood pressure
No town among the 1,036 in Pennsylvania we compare has a higher share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Penn State Erie (Behrend). The share of adults in Penn State Erie (Behrend) who have diabetes is 1.9%. This Pennsylvania town does better than the Pennsylvania average on 11 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 9.
| Penn State Erie (Behrend) | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 1.9% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Penn State Erie (Behrend) | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 0.9% | 8.8% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 1.9% | 11.6% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 29.8% | 16.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Penn State Erie (Behrend)
Presque Isle State Park and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Penn State Erie (Behrend). Close and well known come first.
7 mi State parkPresque Isle State Park
12 mi LandmarkFort Le Boeuf9 mi Theme parkWaldameer Park
37 mi Theme parkConneaut Lake Park7 mi Theme parkSplash Lagoon
5 mi Zoo & aquariumErie ZooPhoto credits
Presque Isle State Park: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Le Boeuf: Charles M. Stotz ?, Public domain · Conneaut Lake Park: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0 · Erie Zoo: Pat Noble, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Penn State Erie (Behrend): who provides what
Penn State Erie (Behrend) is unincorporated, so Erie County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Penn State Erie (Behrend)
College town 98 of every 100 Penn State Erie (Behrend) residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
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