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Chambersburg is a small city of 22,319 people in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It's part of the Chambersburg, PA area. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $215k and rent runs about $1k a month.
22,319people
$215kTypical home
$1,099/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
31"Snow
229Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,319
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,223 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Baltimore, MD
- In the Chambersburg, PA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $215k (≈$1,356/mo)
- Median rent $1,099/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (324 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,352 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to HGR airport
- 69 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 633 ft
- 72 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 250 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Franklin County: R+43 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