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Marion Heights is a tiny town of 578 people in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It's about 32 miles from Lebanon, PA and 89 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $1k a month.
578people
$90kTypical home
$1,156/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
34"Snow
213Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 578
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,778 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 32 mi to Lebanon, PA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$566/mo)
- Median rent $1,156/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (91 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (680 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to IPT airport
- 91 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,306 ft
- 87 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 210 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Northumberland County: R+40 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