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Royalton is a tiny town of 941 people in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It's about 11 miles from Harrisburg, PA and 61 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $1k a month.
941people
$166kTypical home
$1,106/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
29"Snow
213Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 941
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,959 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 11 mi to Harrisburg, PA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,049/mo)
- Median rent $1,106/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (554 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,368 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to MDT airport
- 70 mi to BWI (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 325 ft
- 55 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 786 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 210 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 64 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Dauphin County: D+6 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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