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Queens Gate is a small town of 1,602 people in York County, Pennsylvania. It's about 3 miles from York, PA and 44 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,602people
$236kTypical home
$1,350/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
25"Snow
233Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,602
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,776 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 3 mi to York, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,491/mo)
- Median rent $1,350/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 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 (52 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (230 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 13% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MDT airport
- 53 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 34% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 673 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 658 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 184 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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