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Duncannon is a small town of 1,391 people in Perry County, Pennsylvania. It's about 11 miles from Harrisburg, PA and 79 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 $156k and rent runs about $808 a month.
1,391people
$156kTypical home
$808/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
26"Snow
203Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,391
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,418 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 11 mi to Harrisburg, PA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$981/mo)
- Median rent $808/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 52 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
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (83 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (399 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MDT airport
- 86 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 364 ft
- 76 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 426 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 94 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Perry County: R+49 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk