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Shrewsbury is a small town of 3,878 people in York County, Pennsylvania. It's about 14 miles from York, PA and 33 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $298k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,878people
$298kTypical home
$1,044/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
30"Snow
233Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,878
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,145 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 14 mi to York, PA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $298k (≈$1,880/mo)
- Median rent $1,044/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" 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 (52 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (230 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MDT airport
- 41 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 961 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 496 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 131 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% 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
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- York County: R+25 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High 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