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Mount Joy is a big small town of 8,344 people in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It's about 12 miles from Lancaster, PA and 56 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $267k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,344people
$267kTypical home
$1,182/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
23"Snow
213Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,344
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,461 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 12 mi to Lancaster, PA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $267k (≈$1,681/mo)
- Median rent $1,182/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (30 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (238 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to LNS airport
- 65 mi to BWI (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 387 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 730 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 60 bars within 25 mi
- 213 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 73 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
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