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Wrightsville is a small town of 1,869 people in York County, Pennsylvania. It's about 11 miles from York, PA and 50 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,869people
$183kTypical home
$1,052/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
23"Snow
213Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,869
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,853 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 11 mi to York, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,151/mo)
- Median rent $1,052/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 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 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to LNS airport
- 59 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 345 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 632 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 180 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 71 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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