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West Fairview is a small town of 1,208 people in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It's part of the Harrisburg, PA area. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,208people
$162kTypical home
$1,127/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
24"Snow
213Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,208
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,752 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Baltimore, MD
- In the Harrisburg, PA area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,023/mo)
- Median rent $1,127/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°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
- 24" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (27 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (282 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to MDT airport
- 77 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 371 ft
- 66 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 518 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 110 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cumberland County: R+9 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