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Mechanicsburg is a big small town of 9,720 people in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It's about 8 miles from Harrisburg, PA and 66 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $241k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,720people
$241kTypical home
$1,083/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
26"Snow
203Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,720
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,032 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 8 mi to Harrisburg, PA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $241k (≈$1,521/mo)
- Median rent $1,083/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 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 (86 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (836 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 24% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to MDT airport
- 74 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 453 ft
- 65 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 505 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 110 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cumberland County: R+9 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