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Schoeneck is a small town of 1,018 people in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It's about 15 miles from Lebanon, PA and 58 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $329k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,018people
$329kTypical home
$1,357/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
28"Snow
213Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,018
- Part of a metro area
- About 312 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 15 mi to Lebanon, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $329k (≈$2,072/mo)
- Median rent $1,357/mo
- Median household income $138k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 28" of snow a year
- 7 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 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to LNS airport
- 56 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 554 ft
- 46 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 614 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 69 bars within 25 mi
- 170 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 70 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.