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Bainbridge is a small town of 1,376 people in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It's about 10 miles from York, PA and 55 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,376people
$231kTypical home
$1,461/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
24"Snow
213Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,376
- Part of a metro area
- About 773 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 10 mi to York, PA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,455/mo)
- Median rent $1,461/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 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 33
- 42% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to MDT airport
- 63 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 384 ft
- 48 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 790 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 217 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 69 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.