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Moving to
Shiloh.
Shiloh is an unincorporated community in York County, PA. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.
What it's like to live in Shiloh
Shiloh is an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania with home prices that remain within reach, household incomes running above the national average, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Shiloh deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, cold winters, fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city, and a car-dependent commute, with few people using transit.
The good
- Affordable home prices
- Higher-than-average incomes
- Low student-teacher ratio
The not so good
- Air quality concerns
- Cold winters
- Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
- Car-dependent — few commuters use transit
How Shiloh compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Shiloh
Based on Shiloh's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$3,060
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $61,200 a year
- 36% of Shiloh renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$49,120
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $24,560
- Homes cost 2.6× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of livingNear US average
$1,530/mo median rent
Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,530 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $245,600. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.
Median home value $245,600 · 36% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
4.1% county unemployment
Unemployment in York County is 4.1%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
York County (county-wide)
Safety
83 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
Shiloh doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the West Manchester Township Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.
Property crime 2973/100k · Policed by West Manchester Township Police Department (township-wide rate) · 2024 data
Getting aroundNear US average
25 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 25.3 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 15% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are warm, with highs around 86°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 24°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Healthcare
1 hospital
There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits, rated 4.0 out of 5 by Medicare. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.
Medicare-certified hospitals
Education & workforce▼ 28% below US
26% bachelor's degree or higher
College degree attainment runs below average at 26%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.
Schools
2 public schools inside the boundary
There are 2 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument (26 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Shiloh's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and cold winters. A year of median rent ($1,530/mo) equals 19% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.
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