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Clay is a small town of 1,362 people in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It's about 13 miles from Lancaster, PA and 60 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $277k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,362people
$277kTypical home
$1,195/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
26"Snow
213Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,362
- Part of a metro area
- About 609 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 13 mi to Lancaster, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $277k (≈$1,749/mo)
- Median rent $1,195/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 7 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 (56 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (336 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to LNS airport
- 58 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 400 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 594 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 69 bars within 25 mi
- 173 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 72 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Lancaster County: R+16 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.