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Schlusser is a big small town of 5,402 people in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It's about 16 miles from Harrisburg, PA and 72 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $241k and rent runs about $975 a month.
5,402people
$241kTypical home
$975/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
28"Snow
203Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,402
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,569 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 16 mi to Harrisburg, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $241k (≈$1,520/mo)
- Median rent $975/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 8 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 (27 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (282 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to MDT airport
- 79 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 492 ft
- 72 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 395 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 82 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cumberland County: R+9 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