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Ephrata is a big small town of 13,772 people in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It's about 12 miles from Lancaster, PA and 57 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $224k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,772people
$224kTypical home
$1,143/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
27"Snow
213Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,772
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,029 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 12 mi to Lancaster, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,415/mo)
- Median rent $1,143/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" 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 (25 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (648 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to LNS airport
- 54 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 371 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 599 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 173 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 70 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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