Living in State Line, PA
State Line is a small town of 3,111 people in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It's about 6 miles from Hagerstown, MD and 66 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $290k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,111people
$290kTypical home
$1,216/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
31"Snow
229Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,111
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,136 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 6 mi to Hagerstown, MD
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $290k (≈$1,827/mo)
- Median rent $1,216/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (60 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (282 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to HGR airport
- 56 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 659 ft
- 67 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 308 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 60 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+43 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