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Port Trevorton is a tiny town of 687 people in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. It's about 29 miles from Harrisburg, PA and 97 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $1k a month.
687people
$185kTypical home
$1,205/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
30"Snow
213Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 687
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 203 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 29 mi to Harrisburg, PA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,164/mo)
- Median rent $1,205/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" 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
- Very low violent crime (18 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (58 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MDT airport
- 104 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 551 ft
- 89 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 162 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Snyder County: R+47 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