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Mont Alto is a small town of 1,632 people in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It's about 8 miles from Chambersburg, PA and 63 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,632people
$192kTypical home
$1,296/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
33"Snow
229Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,632
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,899 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 8 mi to Chambersburg, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,208/mo)
- Median rent $1,296/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (60 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (282 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 22% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to HGR airport
- 62 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 876 ft
- 64 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 275 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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