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Colonial Park is a small city of 18,032 people in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It's about 4 miles from Harrisburg, PA and 70 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $1k a month.
18,032people
$231kTypical home
$1,392/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
25"Snow
213Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,032
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,576 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 4 mi to Harrisburg, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,457/mo)
- Median rent $1,392/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (554 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,368 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to MDT airport
- 78 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 538 ft
- 64 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 602 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 149 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dauphin County: D+6 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