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Mount Holly Springs is a small town of 2,373 people in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It's about 19 miles from Gettysburg, PA and 64 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $963 a month.
2,373people
$165kTypical home
$963/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
29"Snow
203Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,373
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,746 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 19 mi to Gettysburg, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,041/mo)
- Median rent $963/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 8 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 (27 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (282 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to MDT airport
- 70 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 699 ft
- 65 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 480 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 112 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cumberland County: R+9 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