Area data
Lancaster, PA — ZIP 17606
Population: 404 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 370.8 (+4.0% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 97.6 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 19.3¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $15.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- winterWeather, coldWave, hurricane, inlandFlooding, lightning
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 54.0°F
- Average high
- 64.5°F
- Average low
- 43.5°F
- Annual precipitation
- 44.0 in
- Annual snowfall
- 24.2 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 50
- Days with Good air quality
- 189
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 9
- Nearest national park
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail (22 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Lancaster Airport (LNS) (1 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Lancaster Airport (LNS) (1 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 34
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.5 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 132
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.0 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,979
- Households with broadband internet
- 16.4%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 231,089
- Average weekly wage
- $1,106
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 677
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