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Weigelstown is a small city of 15,485 people in York County, Pennsylvania. It's about 5 miles from York, PA and 49 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,485people
$220kTypical home
$1,385/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
26"Snow
233Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,485
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,488 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 5 mi to York, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,384/mo)
- Median rent $1,385/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 7 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 (52 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (230 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to MDT airport
- 57 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 528 ft
- 47 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 619 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 164 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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