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Lititz is a big small town of 9,619 people in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It's about 8 miles from Lancaster, PA and 61 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $300k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,619people
$300kTypical home
$1,364/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
24"Snow
213Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,619
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,143 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 8 mi to Lancaster, PA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $300k (≈$1,891/mo)
- Median rent $1,364/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 7 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 (56 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (336 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to LNS airport
- 60 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 394 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 601 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 181 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lancaster County: R+16 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk