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West York is a big small town of 5,092 people in York County, Pennsylvania. It's part of the York, PA area. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $971 a month.
5,092people
$124kTypical home
$971/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
25"Snow
233Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,092
- Part of a metro area
- About 9,699 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Baltimore, MD
- In the York, PA area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$779/mo)
- Median rent $971/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 128 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
- Low violent crime (295 per 100k)
- Low property crime (947 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 40% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to MDT airport
- 54 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 400 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 639 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 180 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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