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New Freedom is a big small town of 5,066 people in York County, Pennsylvania. It's about 16 miles from York, PA and 30 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $371k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,066people
$371kTypical home
$1,640/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
32"Snow
233Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,066
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,434 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 16 mi to York, PA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $371k (≈$2,339/mo)
- Median rent $1,640/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (52 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (230 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 34% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to MDT airport
- 39 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 909 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 572 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 159 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- York County: R+25 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High 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