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JacobusPA

A town of 2,177, settled in 1837.

Population
2,177
−0.6% since 2010
Typical home
$337K
+4.3% in a year
Household income
$114K
median
Median age
41.4
years
Jobs based here
165
A commuter town
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Jacobus for work

Where Jacobus’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

10% → York York 10% 9% → York York 9% 5% → Springettsbury Springettsbury 5% 5% → West Manchester West Manchester 5% 3% → Springfield Springfield 3% 3% → Baltimore Baltimore 3% Jacobus · 0% stay
165jobs based in Jacobus
0%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Jacobus’s report card

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The data

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Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 12% of U.S. communities.

12risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
12Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesHeat waves
3
paid flood claims since 1985
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Jacobus

Most working residents leave Jacobus for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are York (10%), York (9%) and Springettsbury (5%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Jacobus0%
York10%
York9%
Springettsbury5%
West Manchester5%
12 mi
median commute distance
165
jobs based in Jacobus
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Jacobus has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 29 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

29″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–41°
Spring40–63°
Summer62–83°
Fall44–65°
Oct 19
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Housing

A typical Jacobus home is worth about $337K

The typical Jacobus home is worth about $337,000, up 4.3% in a year, 16% above the Pennsylvania typical home.

$337KZillow home value

Typical home value

Jacobus$337K
Pennsylvania$290K
+4.3%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

How healthy Jacobus is

Jacobus beats the Pennsylvania average on 2 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

5 measures vs. Pennsylvania
2 better3 too close to call0 worse
What stands outJacobusPA
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth9.2%14.5%
More adults seeing a dentist69.6%64.4%
Wellspan York Hospital
4.5 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

5.1% of Jacobus is conserved land

2.0 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.

5.1%conserved
Map of Jacobus: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
5.1%
conserved · 30 of 594 acres
2.0 mi
of trails · 2.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Richard M. Nixon County Park0.8 mi18
2. Jacobus Community Park0.2 mi7
3. Jacobus Nature Park0.2 mi4
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Jacobus

Borough in Pennsylvania, US

Jacobus () is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania. The population was 1,829 at the time of the 2020 census. The borough is located to the south of nearby York.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1837
Population
1,830
Area
0.9 sq mi
Elevation
623 ft

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