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Red Lion is a big small town of 6,516 people in York County, Pennsylvania. It's about 8 miles from York, PA and 41 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $884 a month.
6,516people
$177kTypical home
$884/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
25"Snow
233Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,516
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,963 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 8 mi to York, PA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,119/mo)
- Median rent $884/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 9 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 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to MDT airport
- 50 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 935 ft
- 35 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 478 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 135 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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