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Biglerville is a small town of 1,070 people in Adams County, Pennsylvania. It's about 7 miles from Gettysburg, PA and 55 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $222k and rent runs about $844 a month.
1,070people
$222kTypical home
$844/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
27"Snow
229Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,070
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,644 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 7 mi to Gettysburg, PA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,400/mo)
- Median rent $844/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 8 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 (44 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (310 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to HGR airport
- 61 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 633 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 343 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adams County: R+34 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk