Living in Wormleysburg, PA
Wormleysburg is a small town of 3,077 people in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It's part of the Harrisburg, PA area. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,077people
$223kTypical home
$1,426/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
24"Snow
213Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,077
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,960 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Baltimore, MD
- In the Harrisburg, PA area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,409/mo)
- Median rent $1,426/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 6 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 34
- 28% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to MDT airport
- 76 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 430 ft
- 65 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 569 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 125 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 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