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Palmyra is a big small town of 7,755 people in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It's about 9 miles from Lebanon, PA and 70 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,755people
$228kTypical home
$1,084/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
26"Snow
213Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,755
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,033 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 9 mi to Lebanon, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,435/mo)
- Median rent $1,084/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (150 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,022 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to MDT airport
- 78 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 459 ft
- 59 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 719 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 199 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lebanon County: R+32 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk