Living in Spring Grove, PA
Spring Grove is a small town of 2,433 people in York County, Pennsylvania. It's about 9 miles from York, PA and 42 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,433people
$204kTypical home
$1,135/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
29"Snow
233Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,433
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,107 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 9 mi to York, PA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,286/mo)
- Median rent $1,135/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 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 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to MDT airport
- 50 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 479 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 433 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 119 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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