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East Salem is a tiny town of 115 people in Juniata County, Pennsylvania. It's about 30 miles from Harrisburg, PA and 96 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $1k a month.
115people
$196kTypical home
$1,042/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
32"Snow
203Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 115
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 429 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 30 mi to Harrisburg, PA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,235/mo)
- Median rent $1,042/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to SCE airport
- 104 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 627 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Juniata County: R+61 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