MaytownPA
A town of 4,443, settled in 1824.
Is Maytown a good place to live?
11% of residents are 65 or older in Maytown, below both the Pennsylvania town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). 72% of the land in Maytown is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). We don’t grade Maytown yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Maytown for work
Where Maytown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Hersheypark and 42 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Maytown. Close and well known come first.
15 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
33 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
15 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
15 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
19 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
15 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark ArenaPhoto credits
Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark Arena: Hersheyarena4ever at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Moving to Maytown: who provides what
Maytown is unincorporated, so Lancaster County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Maytown.
nearly a third of the land in Maytown is protected from building
Maytown’s density of trails stands at 0.9 miles per square mile. Trails run 3.3 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves here: 2, covering 22 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lloyd H. Fuhrman Memorial Park | 0.5 mi | 16 |
| 2. Legion Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Top of a very low hazard risk in Maytown: inland flooding
Maytown’s FEMA risk score comes in at 15 of 100. The national flood insurance program has paid one claim here since 2025. 55% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 18%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Maytown’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most people who work leave Maytown to do it: just 1% work in town. In Maytown, the middle household income is $119,000. Since 2013, Maytown has added 90 jobs, to 238 in 2023. Also worth knowing: for residents in the town, the share who live below the poverty line is 3%.
| Maytown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $119,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 15% | 12% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Maytown skews younger than Pennsylvania
25% of Maytown residents are under 18. College graduates make up 32% of adults 25 and older, against 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Maytown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35.2 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 25% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.5 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Maytown | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.9% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.6% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.3% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.3% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 19.8% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.3% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.5% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.2% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.7% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.6% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.1% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.2% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.6% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,400, single groups can be off by several points
Maytown has four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 24 inches of snow, with January nights at 22° and July afternoons at 86°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Maytown is
The share of adults in Maytown who have high blood pressure: 28%. On the CDC’s 26 measures, Maytown is ahead of Pennsylvania on 11 and behind on 1. In Maytown, 8.6% of adults have diabetes, and 14% say their health is fair or poor.
| Maytown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 11% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Maytown | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 13.5% | 18.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.7% | 3.7% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 75.7% | 79.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Maytown sells for about $400K at the median
86% of households own their home in Maytown. The town’s midpoint rent is $1,712 a month. Bidding over the asking price: three in five homes sold here.
| Maytown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,712 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 86% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Maytown
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Maytown
About 5 of every 100 Maytown residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Questions about Maytown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Maytown, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Maytown yet; the figures below are still real.