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Gettysburg is a big small town of 8,254 people in Adams County, Pennsylvania. It's part of the Gettysburg, PA area. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $242k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,254people
$242kTypical home
$1,001/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
27"Snow
229Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,254
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4,969 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Baltimore, MD
- In the Gettysburg, PA area
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $242k (≈$1,523/mo)
- Median rent $1,001/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (334 per 100k)
People
- Median age 22
- 21% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 40% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 31% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to HGR airport
- 54 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 512 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 297 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Adams County: R+34 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate 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