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Manheim is a big small town of 5,027 people in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It's about 10 miles from Lancaster, PA and 61 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $246k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,027people
$246kTypical home
$1,149/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
23"Snow
213Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,027
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,637 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 10 mi to Lancaster, PA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $246k (≈$1,554/mo)
- Median rent $1,149/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,028 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 36% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to LNS airport
- 64 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 417 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 662 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 189 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 70 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 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