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Erie, PA
Pennsylvania · Erie County · Erie Metro
Erie is a mid-size city in Pennsylvania with a population of 94,156. Residents earn $43,397 per year, which is 42% below the national average.
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Fair
94,156
Population
4,922/sq mi density
$43,397
Median Income
$26,034 per capita
$108,200
Home Value
$194,885 Zillow
$836
Median Rent
33.1% income on rent
52°F
Avg Temperature
248 sunny days/yr
497
Violent Crime/100K
1,896 property/100K
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Overall
2.9 / 5.0
Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
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Economy
2.9 / 5.0
$43,397 median income, 4.1% unemployment
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Affordability
5.0 / 5.0
$108,200 home value, $836/mo rent
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Safety
1.0 / 5.0
497 violent crimes/100K (31% above avg)
C+
Education
2.8 / 5.0
22.3% bachelor's degree or higher
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Haunted Places
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Locations with documented reports of paranormal activity and sightings
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Haunted Places Near Erie, PA
6 reported haunted locations found near Erie, PA.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Erie Cemetery | The Erie cemetery is said to be haunted. There are a few locations that are definitely eerie. The first one is a mausoleum. It's blackened, like it was burned. There's no name on it, but you can tell that there used to be one. It also has a lot of vampire like designs on it. The other area is called the Witches Circle. It is a group of tombstones that are in the shape of a circle. Some of them are burnt black. Legend has it that Satan came to get his loyal followers. The burns are supposed to... |
| Gannon University | Frat House - Years ago at this frat house there was a Halloween costume party the fraternity was hosting. Everybody was dressed up in a costume. During the party, what appeared to be a person, was looming around quietly dressed in a dark cowboy-like outfit with a big brim black hat. One of the people at the party noticed the figure and followed it to a room upstairs. Then the figure turned around and looked at the person and disappeared. Later on during the party, noises such as walking, ban... |
| McDowell High School | Lights turn on and off on the east side of the building. Doors slam by themselves. Presence felt throughout the building. |
| Old Main Tower at Mercyhurst College | This structure used to be a convent in the earlier part of the twentieth century. A woman that had been told that her lover was killed in WW2 joined the convent back in its day. A few years later, the lost lover returned, but the nun had already given her heart to God. She went crazy and was locked in the tower where she committed suicide. The ring that her lover gave her was placed at the base of a Virgin Mary statue. For the last fifty years, anyone who had touched the ring died within five... |
| St. Peter Cathedral Center | The one part of the building is over 100 years old. Faint voices can be heard on the 4th floor. Banging throughout the building. Sometimes shadows can be seen. Lights turn off and on by themselves after leaving a room. Doors open and close by themselves at times. |
| Watson-Curtze Mansion | The body of Gen. Anthony Wayne was boiled here in order to remove the skin from the bone so part of him could be buried in Philadelphia. The cauldron in which he was boiled is stored in the kitchen of the house and is known to bang and rattle at night. Also the apparition of a young girl is also seen on the second floor. The mansion is now a museum. |