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Mercersburg is a small town of 1,725 people in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It's about 15 miles from Chambersburg, PA and 78 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $804 a month.
1,725people
$211kTypical home
$804/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
32"Snow
229Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,725
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,912 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 15 mi to Chambersburg, PA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,329/mo)
- Median rent $804/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (35 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (391 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to HGR airport
- 66 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 545 ft
- 78 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 222 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+43 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