Living in Enhaut, PA
Enhaut is a small town of 1,197 people in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It's about 4 miles from Harrisburg, PA and 65 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,197people
$156kTypical home
$1,217/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
27"Snow
213Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,197
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,182 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 4 mi to Harrisburg, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$983/mo)
- Median rent $1,217/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (554 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,368 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to MDT airport
- 74 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 440 ft
- 61 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 637 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 155 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dauphin County: D+6 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very 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.