Living in Needmore, PA
Needmore is a tiny town of 196 people in Fulton County, Pennsylvania. It's about 26 miles from Chambersburg, PA and 89 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $2k a month.
196people
$145kTypical home
$1,672/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
29"Snow
211Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 196
- Part of a metro area
- About 432 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Washington, DC
- 26 mi to Chambersburg, PA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$914/mo)
- Median rent $1,672/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 54
- 31% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to HGR airport
- 72 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 627 ft
- 87 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fulton County: R+73 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.