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Carroll Valley is a small town of 3,992 people in Adams County, Pennsylvania. It's about 10 miles from Gettysburg, PA and 52 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $301k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,992people
$301kTypical home
$2,208/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
29"Snow
229Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,992
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 742 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 10 mi to Gettysburg, PA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $301k (≈$1,895/mo)
- Median rent $2,208/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 29" of snow a year
- 9 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 (7 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (470 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to HGR airport
- 55 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 742 ft
- 53 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 412 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 95 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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