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McSherrystown is a small town of 3,114 people in Adams County, Pennsylvania. It's about 12 miles from Gettysburg, PA and 41 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $176k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,114people
$176kTypical home
$1,387/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
28"Snow
229Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,114
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,082 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 12 mi to Gettysburg, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,110/mo)
- Median rent $1,387/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 8 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 (86 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (349 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MDT airport
- 47 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 558 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 325 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 80 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adams County: R+34 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate 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