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East Earl is a small town of 1,050 people in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It's about 15 miles from Lancaster, PA and 48 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $351k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,050people
$351kTypical home
$1,357/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
31"Snow
213Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,050
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,117 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 15 mi to Lancaster, PA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $351k (≈$2,213/mo)
- Median rent $1,357/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" 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 (24 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (575 per 100k)
People
- Median age 57
- 27% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to LNS airport
- 45 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 515 ft
- 35 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 760 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 76 bars within 25 mi
- 221 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 58 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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.