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Marshallton is a small town of 1,187 people in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It's about 31 miles from Lebanon, PA and 91 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $773 a month.
1,187people
$83kTypical home
$773/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
33"Snow
213Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,187
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,369 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 31 mi to Lebanon, PA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$526/mo)
- Median rent $773/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" 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 48
- 14% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to IPT airport
- 93 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 866 ft
- 87 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 182 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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