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Railroad is a tiny town of 335 people in York County, Pennsylvania. It's about 14 miles from York, PA and 32 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $239k and rent runs about $1k a month.
335people
$239kTypical home
$1,083/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
31"Snow
233Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 335
- Part of a metro area
- About 525 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 14 mi to York, PA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,509/mo)
- Median rent $1,083/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 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 31
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MDT airport
- 40 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 794 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 533 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 148 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.