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East Waterford is a tiny town of 116 people in Juniata County, Pennsylvania. It's about 30 miles from Chambersburg, PA and 91 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $756 a month.
116people
$160kTypical home
$756/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
28"Snow
203Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 116
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 309 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 30 mi to Chambersburg, PA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,011/mo)
- Median rent $756/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 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 (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to SCE airport
- 96 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 640 ft
- 93 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.