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Hampton is a small town of 1,404 people in Adams County, Pennsylvania. It's about 12 miles from Gettysburg, PA and 49 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,404people
$144kTypical home
$1,088/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
28"Snow
229Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,404
- Part of a metro area
- About 794 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 12 mi to Gettysburg, PA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$910/mo)
- Median rent $1,088/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (12 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (283 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to MDT airport
- 56 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 489 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 495 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 132 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
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