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New Cumberland is a big small town of 7,580 people in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It's about 3 miles from Harrisburg, PA and 66 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $245k and rent runs about $980 a month.
7,580people
$245kTypical home
$980/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
25"Snow
213Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,580
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,525 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 3 mi to Harrisburg, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $245k (≈$1,542/mo)
- Median rent $980/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (68 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (680 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 21% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to MDT airport
- 74 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 420 ft
- 62 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 627 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 151 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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