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Millersville is a big small town of 8,982 people in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It's about 4 miles from Lancaster, PA and 51 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $278k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,982people
$278kTypical home
$1,369/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
22"Snow
213Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,982
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,647 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 4 mi to Lancaster, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $278k (≈$1,751/mo)
- Median rent $1,369/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 6 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 (10 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (476 per 100k)
People
- Median age 22
- 28% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 42% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to LNS airport
- 60 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 338 ft
- 34 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 510 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 167 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 65 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 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
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Lancaster County: R+16 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk