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Newville is a small town of 1,283 people in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It's about 21 miles from Chambersburg, PA and 73 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $957 a month.
1,283people
$177kTypical home
$957/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
31"Snow
203Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,283
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,062 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 21 mi to Chambersburg, PA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,117/mo)
- Median rent $957/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 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 35
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to MDT airport
- 79 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 535 ft
- 75 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 216 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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