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Newburg is a tiny town of 444 people in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It's about 15 miles from Chambersburg, PA and 77 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $1k a month.
444people
$226kTypical home
$1,351/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
33"Snow
203Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 444
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,400 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 15 mi to Chambersburg, PA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,422/mo)
- Median rent $1,351/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 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 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to HGR airport
- 81 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 617 ft
- 78 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 142 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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