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Greencastle is a small town of 4,222 people in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It's about 10 miles from Hagerstown, MD and 68 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $265k and rent runs about $932 a month.
4,222people
$265kTypical home
$932/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
32"Snow
229Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,222
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,659 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 10 mi to Hagerstown, MD
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $265k (≈$1,668/mo)
- Median rent $932/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (60 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (282 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to HGR airport
- 60 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 591 ft
- 69 mi to the ocean
- 183 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 262 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+43 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