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Pillow is a tiny town of 264 people in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It's about 26 miles from Harrisburg, PA and 93 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $640 a month.
264people
$137kTypical home
$640/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
29"Snow
213Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 264
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 535 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 26 mi to Harrisburg, PA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$861/mo)
- Median rent $640/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (554 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,368 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to MDT airport
- 98 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 541 ft
- 84 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 189 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dauphin County: D+6 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