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Scotland is a small town of 1,492 people in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It's about 5 miles from Chambersburg, PA and 69 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $867 a month.
1,492people
$214kTypical home
$867/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
32"Snow
229Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,492
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,811 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 5 mi to Chambersburg, PA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,349/mo)
- Median rent $867/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 9 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 (60 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (282 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 38% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to HGR airport
- 71 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 705 ft
- 71 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 252 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+43 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