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Middletown is a big small town of 9,632 people in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It's about 10 miles from Harrisburg, PA and 63 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,632people
$162kTypical home
$1,234/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
29"Snow
213Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,632
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,745 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 10 mi to Harrisburg, PA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,019/mo)
- Median rent $1,234/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (484 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (528 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 22% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to MDT airport
- 71 mi to BWI (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 371 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 781 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 210 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Dauphin County: D+6 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