PA area data
Messiah college, PA
Messiah college, PA.
Population: 2,801 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 370.8 (+4.0% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $140,000
- Median days on market
- 48 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 93.3%
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,520/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,980/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 97.5 (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%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- strongWind, winterWeather, heatWave, hurricane, inlandFlooding
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 56.0°F
- Average high
- 65.0°F
- Average low
- 46.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 41.0 in
- Annual snowfall
- 6.4 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 44
- Days with Good air quality
- 212
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 2
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 9.0 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 7
- Nearest national park
- Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument (10 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Kampel Airport (8 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) (13 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 8
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.0 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +917 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,983
- Median annual property tax
- $3,093
- Mean commute to work
- 8 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 77.2%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 121,939
- Average weekly wage
- $1,170
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Professional Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 726
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