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Shippensburg University is a small town of 2,071 people in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It's about 11 miles from Chambersburg, PA and 72 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 $278k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,071people
$278kTypical home
$1,249/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
34"Snow
203Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,071
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 7,423 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 11 mi to Chambersburg, PA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $278k (≈$1,751/mo)
- Median rent $1,249/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 12.0% 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 (27 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (282 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 20
- 5% of households have kids
- 4% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 80% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 32% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to HGR airport
- 76 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 27% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 28% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 640 ft
- 73 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 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
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.