Living in Maytown, PA
Maytown is a small town of 4,443 people in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It's about 12 miles from York, PA and 54 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $324k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,443people
$324kTypical home
$1,712/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
25"Snow
213Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,443
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,207 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 12 mi to York, PA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $324k (≈$2,045/mo)
- Median rent $1,712/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (56 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (336 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 48% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to MDT airport
- 63 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 423 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 763 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 63 bars within 25 mi
- 218 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 73 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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