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Orrstown is a tiny town of 287 people in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It's about 9 miles from Chambersburg, PA and 75 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $1k a month.
287people
$163kTypical home
$1,093/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
33"Snow
203Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 287
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4,484 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 9 mi to Chambersburg, PA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,025/mo)
- Median rent $1,093/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 9 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 (60 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (282 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to HGR airport
- 77 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 692 ft
- 76 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 129 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+43 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.