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Dillsburg is a small town of 2,629 people in York County, Pennsylvania. It's about 14 miles from Harrisburg, PA and 60 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $240k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,629people
$240kTypical home
$1,065/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
27"Snow
203Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,629
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,258 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 14 mi to Harrisburg, PA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $240k (≈$1,515/mo)
- Median rent $1,065/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 27" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 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 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to MDT airport
- 68 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 591 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 646 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 154 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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