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Wayne Heights is a small town of 3,293 people in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It's about 12 miles from Hagerstown, MD and 58 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $250k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,293people
$250kTypical home
$1,177/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
32"Snow
229Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,293
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,542 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 12 mi to Hagerstown, MD
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $250k (≈$1,577/mo)
- Median rent $1,177/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 10 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 (60 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (282 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to HGR airport
- 56 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 719 ft
- 59 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 367 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 78 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+43 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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