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Valley View is a small town of 2,981 people in York County, Pennsylvania. It's part of the York, PA area. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $215k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,981people
$215kTypical home
$1,188/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
25"Snow
233Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,981
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,817 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Baltimore, MD
- In the York, PA area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $215k (≈$1,355/mo)
- Median rent $1,188/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 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 36
- 41% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to MDT airport
- 54 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 564 ft
- 41 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 693 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 60 bars within 25 mi
- 199 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 58 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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