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Lykens is a small town of 1,878 people in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It's about 21 miles from Lebanon, PA and 87 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,878people
$107kTypical home
$1,011/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
27"Snow
213Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,878
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,539 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 21 mi to Lebanon, PA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$677/mo)
- Median rent $1,011/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (554 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,368 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to MDT airport
- 91 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 719 ft
- 77 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 391 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 80 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dauphin County: D+6 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.