Living in Marysville, PA
Marysville is a small town of 2,681 people in Perry County, Pennsylvania. It's about 5 miles from Harrisburg, PA and 74 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $837 a month.
2,681people
$184kTypical home
$837/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
25"Snow
213Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,681
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,148 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 5 mi to Harrisburg, PA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,162/mo)
- Median rent $837/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (56 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (548 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to MDT airport
- 82 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 374 ft
- 70 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 468 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 106 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Perry County: R+49 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low 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.