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Delta is a tiny town of 807 people in York County, Pennsylvania. It's about 22 miles from Lancaster, PA and 33 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $968 a month.
807people
$219kTypical home
$968/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
25"Snow
233Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 807
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,080 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 22 mi to Lancaster, PA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,382/mo)
- Median rent $968/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (52 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (230 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 33% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to LNS airport
- 42 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 515 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 532 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 182 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- York County: R+25 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High 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