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Shiremanstown is a small town of 1,777 people in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It's about 5 miles from Harrisburg, PA and 66 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,777people
$216kTypical home
$1,067/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
26"Snow
213Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,777
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,807 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 5 mi to Harrisburg, PA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,359/mo)
- Median rent $1,067/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 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 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to MDT airport
- 74 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 423 ft
- 64 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 589 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 135 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
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