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Elizabethtown is a big small town of 11,925 people in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It's about 15 miles from York, PA and 59 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $239k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,925people
$239kTypical home
$1,174/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
25"Snow
213Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,925
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,497 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 15 mi to York, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,505/mo)
- Median rent $1,174/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (129 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (545 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 18% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to MDT airport
- 68 mi to BWI (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 456 ft
- 49 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 797 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 222 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 73 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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