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Rothsville is a small town of 2,934 people in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It's about 8 miles from Lancaster, PA and 60 miles from Philadelphia, PA, 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 $314k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,934people
$314kTypical home
$1,125/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
25"Snow
213Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,934
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,191 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 8 mi to Lancaster, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $314k (≈$1,978/mo)
- Median rent $1,125/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 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 (56 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (336 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 39% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to LNS airport
- 57 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 492 ft
- 41 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 568 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 170 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 72 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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