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Shippensburg is a big small town of 5,620 people in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It's about 11 miles from Chambersburg, PA and 71 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $891 a month.
5,620people
$178kTypical home
$891/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
34"Snow
203Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,620
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,771 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 11 mi to Chambersburg, PA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,121/mo)
- Median rent $891/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 8 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 (46 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (568 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to HGR airport
- 76 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 653 ft
- 73 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 197 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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