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Lewistown is a big small town of 8,479 people in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. It's about 20 miles from State College, PA and 103 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $797 a month.
8,479people
$99kTypical home
$797/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
26"Snow
203Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,479
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4,177 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 20 mi to State College, PA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$621/mo)
- Median rent $797/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (105 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,299 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to SCE airport
- 109 mi to BWI (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 482 ft
- 104 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 136 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mifflin County: R+56 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