Living in Hustontown, PA
Hustontown is a tiny town of 127 people in Fulton County, Pennsylvania. It's about 21 miles from Chambersburg, PA and 91 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $780 a month.
127people
$154kTypical home
$780/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
26"Snow
190Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 127
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 219 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 21 mi to Chambersburg, PA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$969/mo)
- Median rent $780/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to AOO airport
- 82 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,148 ft
- 92 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 92 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fulton County: R+73 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low 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.