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Mexico is a tiny town of 470 people in Juniata County, Pennsylvania. It's about 31 miles from Harrisburg, PA and 94 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $199k and rent runs about $1k a month.
470people
$199kTypical home
$1,342/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
28"Snow
203Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 470
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 433 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 31 mi to Harrisburg, PA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $199k (≈$1,254/mo)
- Median rent $1,342/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to SCE airport
- 101 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 446 ft
- 94 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Juniata County: R+61 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