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Conestoga is a small town of 1,243 people in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It's about 7 miles from Lancaster, PA and 47 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $261k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,243people
$261kTypical home
$1,357/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
21"Snow
233Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,243
- Part of a metro area
- About 599 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 7 mi to Lancaster, PA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $261k (≈$1,648/mo)
- Median rent $1,357/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 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 53
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to LNS airport
- 56 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 456 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 459 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 148 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 64 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.