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Parkville is a big small town of 8,128 people in York County, Pennsylvania. It's about 14 miles from Gettysburg, PA and 39 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $222k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,128people
$222kTypical home
$1,340/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
29"Snow
233Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,128
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,789 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 14 mi to Gettysburg, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,402/mo)
- Median rent $1,340/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (52 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (230 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MDT airport
- 45 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 709 ft
- 41 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 373 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 101 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- York County: R+25 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High 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