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Wakefield is a tiny town of 573 people in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It's about 19 miles from Lancaster, PA and 40 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $271k and rent runs about $2k a month.
573people
$271kTypical home
$1,646/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
20"Snow
233Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 573
- Part of a metro area
- About 336 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 19 mi to Lancaster, PA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $271k (≈$1,710/mo)
- Median rent $1,646/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 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 34
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to LNS airport
- 49 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 413 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 473 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 157 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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.