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Thompsontown is a tiny town of 515 people in Juniata County, Pennsylvania. It's about 27 miles from Harrisburg, PA and 94 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $709 a month.
515people
$148kTypical home
$709/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
30"Snow
203Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 515
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,580 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 27 mi to Harrisburg, PA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$931/mo)
- Median rent $709/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 9 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 (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 20% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MDT airport
- 101 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 449 ft
- 92 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 185 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Juniata County: R+61 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk