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Williamstown is a small town of 1,345 people in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It's about 19 miles from Lebanon, PA and 88 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $888 a month.
1,345people
$101kTypical home
$888/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
28"Snow
213Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,345
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,193 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 19 mi to Lebanon, PA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$635/mo)
- Median rent $888/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (554 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,368 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to MDT airport
- 88 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 817 ft
- 76 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 313 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 64 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dauphin County: D+6 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