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Carlisle is a small city of 21,852 people in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It's about 18 miles from Harrisburg, PA and 70 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $224k and rent runs about $1k a month.
21,852people
$224kTypical home
$1,094/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
28"Snow
203Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,852
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,949 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 18 mi to Harrisburg, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,413/mo)
- Median rent $1,094/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" 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 (161 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,000 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 19% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 16% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to MDT airport
- 76 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 472 ft
- 70 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 349 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 81 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Cumberland County: R+9 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low 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