Living in Grantley, PA
Grantley is a small town of 4,775 people in York County, Pennsylvania. It's part of the York, PA area. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $429k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,775people
$429kTypical home
$1,295/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
25"Snow
233Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,775
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,290 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Baltimore, MD
- In the York, PA area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $429k (≈$2,708/mo)
- Median rent $1,295/mo
- Median household income $167k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 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 (52 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (230 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 21
- 45% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 37% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MDT airport
- 53 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 545 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 651 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 181 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- York County: R+25 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High 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.