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Rohrerstown is a tiny town of 706 people in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It's about 3 miles from Lancaster, PA and 54 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $281k and rent runs about $1k a month.
706people
$281kTypical home
$1,119/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
22"Snow
213Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 706
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,614 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 3 mi to Lancaster, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $281k (≈$1,773/mo)
- Median rent $1,119/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 6 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 (56 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (336 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 21
- 50% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to LNS airport
- 61 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 364 ft
- 37 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 566 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 177 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 70 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lancaster County: R+16 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk