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Valley Green is a small town of 3,676 people in York County, Pennsylvania. It's about 10 miles from Harrisburg, PA and 60 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $213k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,676people
$213kTypical home
$1,193/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
28"Snow
213Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,676
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,631 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 10 mi to Harrisburg, PA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $213k (≈$1,346/mo)
- Median rent $1,193/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 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 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to MDT airport
- 68 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 446 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 646 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 165 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.