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Lower Allen is a big small town of 7,646 people in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It's about 4 miles from Harrisburg, PA and 66 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,646people
$263kTypical home
$1,171/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
25"Snow
213Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,646
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,480 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 4 mi to Harrisburg, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,660/mo)
- Median rent $1,171/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (46 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,251 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to MDT airport
- 74 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 397 ft
- 63 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 583 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 131 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cumberland County: R+9 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