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Enola is a big small town of 6,534 people in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It's about 3 miles from Harrisburg, PA and 71 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 $172k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,534people
$172kTypical home
$1,091/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
25"Snow
213Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,534
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,061 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 3 mi to Harrisburg, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,083/mo)
- Median rent $1,091/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 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 (27 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (282 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 26% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to MDT airport
- 78 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 456 ft
- 68 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 479 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 106 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Cumberland County: R+9 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