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Living in Newport, PA

Newport is a small town of 1,621 people in Perry County, Pennsylvania. It's about 19 miles from Harrisburg, PA and 86 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $938 a month.

1,621people
$152kTypical home
$938/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
27"Snow
203Sunny days
125Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,621
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 5,385 people per sq mi
  • 86 mi to Baltimore, MD
  • 19 mi to Harrisburg, PA
  • 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $152k (≈$956/mo)
  • Median rent $938/mo
  • Median household income $63k
  • Property tax about 1.1% of value
  • 4.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 85°F
  • Winter highs around 37°F
  • Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
  • 203 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
  • 162 cloudy days a year
  • 52 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 125 days a year with rain or snow
  • 27" 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 (102 per 100k)
  • Very low property crime (291 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 35
  • 29% of households have kids
  • 15% are 65 or older
  • 20% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 38 min
  • 4% walk or take transit to work
  • 28 mi to MDT airport
  • 93 mi to BWI (major hub)
  • 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 71% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1938
  • 88% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 390 ft
  • 84 mi to the ocean
  • 133 mi to a big lake
  • 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 28 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 3 mi to the nearest campground
  • 20 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 361 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 27 bars within 25 mi
  • 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 16 museums within 25 mi
  • 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 5 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 13 mi to the nearest vet
  • 12 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 12 congregations per 10k people
  • 14 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Perry County: R+49 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

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