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Dauphin is a small town of 1,075 people in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It's about 7 miles from Harrisburg, PA and 76 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $199k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,075people
$199kTypical home
$1,136/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
26"Snow
213Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,075
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,512 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 7 mi to Harrisburg, PA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $199k (≈$1,254/mo)
- Median rent $1,136/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.3% 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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 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 34
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to MDT airport
- 84 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 400 ft
- 72 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 446 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 101 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.