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Adamstown is a small town of 2,023 people in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It's about 10 miles from Reading, PA and 52 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $279k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,023people
$279kTypical home
$1,231/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
28"Snow
213Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,023
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,466 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 10 mi to Reading, PA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $279k (≈$1,756/mo)
- Median rent $1,231/mo
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 28" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (56 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (336 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 41% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to LNS airport
- 51 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 778 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 644 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 76 bars within 25 mi
- 170 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 63 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lancaster County: R+16 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk