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Jefferson is a tiny town of 437 people in York County, Pennsylvania. It's about 12 miles from York, PA and 38 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $1k a month.
437people
$234kTypical home
$1,219/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
29"Snow
233Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 437
- Part of a metro area
- About 721 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 12 mi to York, PA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,476/mo)
- Median rent $1,219/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (52 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (230 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to MDT airport
- 45 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 774 ft
- 37 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 378 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 100 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- York County: R+25 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High 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