Area data
Scotland, PA — ZIP 17254
Population: 362 (Census ACS)
The median home value in ZIP 17254 (Scotland, PA) is $252,000. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with drought, hurricane, inlandflooding the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 2.4% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$252,000
Median home value
Relatively Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $252,000
- House Price Index (state)
- 370.8 (+4.0% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 97.6 (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%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- drought, hurricane, inlandFlooding, lightning, strongWind
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- drought: Relatively Moderate · earthquake: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Low · hurricane: Relatively Moderate · iceStorm: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 38% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 50.6%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- 2
- Nearest Superfund site
- Letterkenny Army Depot (SE Area) (3.6 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 56.0°F
- Average high
- 65.0°F
- Average low
- 47.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 35.9 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 7a (extreme annual low 0 to 5°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 35
- Days with Good air quality
- 305
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 22
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 90
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 8
- Nearest national park
- Eisenhower National Historic Site (21 mi)
- National parks include
- Eisenhower National Historic Site, Gettysburg National Military Park, Catoctin Mountain Park
- Airports within 30 mi
- 37
- Nearest airport
- Rocktop Airport (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (HGR) (20 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 19
- Hospitals include
- MERITUS MEDICAL CENTER, BROOK LANE HEALTH SERVICES, FREDERICK HEALTH HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 2.8 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 4.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 22
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.0 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,970
- Housing built before 1970
- 49.3%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 0.0%
- Median annual property tax
- $2,571
- Households with broadband internet
- 63.8%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 51,659
- Average weekly wage
- $991
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 307
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in ZIP 17254?
- $252,000.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 17254?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: drought, hurricane, inlandFlooding, lightning, strongWind.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 17254?
- Risk to homes is higher than 38% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 17254?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 17254?
- 2 current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA). Nearest site: Letterkenny Army Depot (SE Area), 3.6 mi.
- What is the air quality in ZIP 17254?
- Good. Median AQI: 35. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 17254?
- Regional Price Parity: 97.6 (100 = US average) (Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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