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Blain is a tiny town of 278 people in Perry County, Pennsylvania. It's about 29 miles from Chambersburg, PA and 86 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $1k a month.
278people
$170kTypical home
$1,078/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
29"Snow
203Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 278
- Part of a metro area
- About 874 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 29 mi to Chambersburg, PA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,072/mo)
- Median rent $1,078/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 8 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 (83 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (399 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to SCE airport
- 92 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 709 ft
- 88 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 106 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Perry County: R+49 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk