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Living in Sand Hill, PA

Sand Hill is a small town of 2,513 people in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It's part of the Lebanon, PA area. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $1k a month.

2,513people
$227kTypical home
$1,110/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
24"Snow
213Sunny days
124Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 2,513
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 2,496 people per sq mi
  • 72 mi to Philadelphia, PA
  • In the Lebanon, PA area
  • 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $227k (≈$1,434/mo)
  • Median rent $1,110/mo
  • Median household income $101k
  • Property tax about 1.2% of value
  • 3.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 84°F
  • Winter highs around 36°F
  • Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°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
  • 24" of snow a year
  • 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 10 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (150 per 100k), county-wide
  • Low property crime (1,022 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 51
  • 18% of households have kids
  • 25% are 65 or older
  • 23% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 6% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 22 min
  • 4% walk or take transit to work
  • 18 mi to LNS airport
  • 71 mi to PHL (major hub)
  • 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 94% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1976
  • 91% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 643 ft
  • 58 mi to the ocean
  • 142 mi to a big lake
  • 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 32 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 3 mi to the nearest campground
  • 39 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 565 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 55 bars within 25 mi
  • 154 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 57 museums within 25 mi
  • 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 6 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 36% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 5 mi to the nearest vet
  • 8 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 11 congregations per 10k people
  • 5 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Lebanon County: R+32 in 2024
  • Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly

Natural hazards

  • Moderate hurricane risk
  • Moderate tornado risk
  • Very low wildfire risk
  • Very low earthquake risk
  • High 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.

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