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Selinsgrove is a big small town of 5,593 people in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. It's about 32 miles from Williamsport, PA and 105 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $199k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,593people
$199kTypical home
$1,059/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
29"Snow
213Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,593
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,056 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 32 mi to Williamsport, PA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $199k (≈$1,252/mo)
- Median rent $1,059/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (45 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (56 per 100k)
People
- Median age 23
- 16% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 42% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 26% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to IPT airport
- 107 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 449 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 129 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Snyder County: R+47 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