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Swartzville is a small town of 1,799 people in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It's about 11 miles from Reading, PA and 52 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $295k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,799people
$295kTypical home
$1,357/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
29"Snow
213Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,799
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,231 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 11 mi to Reading, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $295k (≈$1,858/mo)
- Median rent $1,357/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 29" 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 (56 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (336 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to LNS airport
- 51 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 505 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 643 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 174 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 64 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lancaster County: R+16 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- 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.