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Georgetown is a tiny town of 784 people in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It's about 14 miles from Lancaster, PA and 50 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $283k and rent runs about $969 a month.
784people
$283kTypical home
$969/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
28"Snow
233Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 784
- Part of a metro area
- About 192 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 14 mi to Lancaster, PA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $283k (≈$1,785/mo)
- Median rent $969/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 7 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 (56 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (336 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 23
- 43% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to LNS airport
- 45 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 689 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 559 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 171 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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