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Highspire is a small town of 2,732 people in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It's about 7 miles from Harrisburg, PA and 63 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,732people
$145kTypical home
$1,041/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
29"Snow
213Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,732
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,800 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 7 mi to Harrisburg, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$912/mo)
- Median rent $1,041/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°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
- 29" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (361 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (874 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 25% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to MDT airport
- 72 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 331 ft
- 58 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 635 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 161 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 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