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Borough in Pennsylvania, US

Elizabethtown

$350kMedian Home
287Sunny Days/yr
64°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 12k· Elev. 446 ftWikipedia

Elizabethtown is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Harrisburg, the state capital. Small factories existed at the turn of the 20th century when the population in 1900 was 1,861. As of the 2020 census, the population of the borough was 11,639. Elizabethtown is commonly referred to in south-central Pennsylvania as E-Town. This nickname is also used for the local college and high school.Wikipedia

Nickname: E-Town
About the RegionMid-Atlantic

The Mid-Atlantic corridor — New York City south through Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. — is the densest and most economically complex region in the country. Finance and media anchor New York; government, defense, and federal contracting anchor D.C.; healthcare and universities anchor Philadelphia and Baltimore. This makes the region one of the most recession-resistant labor markets in the U.S., though the same fundamentals push housing costs persistently high.

Philadelphia and Baltimore offer substantially lower costs than either New York or D.C. while sitting on the same high-speed rail line, making them increasingly attractive to remote workers and hybrid commuters. The New Jersey and Delaware suburbs fill in between, providing family-oriented communities within commuting range of multiple cities. The region's density means genuine walkability in most urban cores, strong transit infrastructure, and cultural institutions that rival anywhere on earth.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$1k/mo
Median Rent
$350k
Median Home Price
Rent burden24% of income
Household Income
$67k
Median annual
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Livability

Walk Score
79
School Rating
7.9/10
Internet
Fiber
7%
Cable
97%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
287
sunny days per year
79% of the year
Avg High Temp
64°F
annual average
Humidity
69%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
74/100
Great
Temp Swing
46°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
44"
inches per year
Snowfall
6"
inches per year
Air Quality
45
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population12k
Altitude446 ftabove sea level
Median Age35 yrs
College Educated31%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home8%of workforce
Poverty Rate8%

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