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Shirleysburg is a tiny town of 101 people in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It's about 28 miles from Chambersburg, PA and 96 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $950 a month.
101people
$183kTypical home
$950/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
27"Snow
203Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 101
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 631 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 28 mi to Chambersburg, PA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,155/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (11 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (715 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to AOO airport
- 96 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 600 ft
- 98 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Huntingdon County: R+53 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.