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Hershey is a big small town of 14,242 people in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It's about 12 miles from Lebanon, PA and 68 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $379k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,242people
$379kTypical home
$1,268/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
27"Snow
213Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,242
- Part of a metro area
- About 996 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 12 mi to Lebanon, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $379k (≈$2,391/mo)
- Median rent $1,268/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (554 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,368 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to MDT airport
- 76 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 413 ft
- 58 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 713 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 192 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dauphin County: D+6 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