Living in Linglestown

In Linglestown, unemployment is 2% (2024).

At the end of 2020, Linglestown had a population of 6,539. Linglestown's unemployment stood at 2.04% at the end of 2024. Foreign residents numbered 663 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population6,539people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary4,098EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,495EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate2.04%country median 4.6% — 55% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean6.75µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Linglestown?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁵Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,497 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)⁴Official
Median monthly rent	1,495 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records³Official

Is Linglestown a good place to live?

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Remote worker37%strong on work, weak on safety · range 27–47%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–74%

Student36%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 25–47%

Family63%strong on family, weak on safety · range 52–74%

Retirement34%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 21–47%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

10.1% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 663 of 6,539 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Linglestown is 2.0%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Linglestown 2.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	4,098 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	2.04 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Linglestown?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,615of €3,193 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€3,193
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,497
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,615

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Linglestown. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

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Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	764.4 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Linglestown when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Mobility and administration

Linglestown's nearest airport was MDT, 16 km away and offered 12 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	12 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	16 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	MDT	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Linglestown. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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Climate and air quality

Linglestown recorded annual PM2.5 of 6.8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperatures were −0.6°C in January and 25.2°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56.8WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Linglestown is 6.8 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Linglestown 6.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.75 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.7 · Feb 5.6 · Mar 10.7 · Apr 17.7 · May 23.2 · Jun 28 · Jul 30.5 · Aug 29.3 · Sep 25.3 · Oct 18.7 · Nov 12.2 · Dec 6.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5 · Feb -4 · Mar 0.2 · Apr 5.8 · May 11.7 · Jun 17.1 · Jul 19.9 · Aug 18.8 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 7.8 · Nov 2.1 · Dec -2.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.6 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 5.4 · Apr 11.8 · May 17.4 · Jun 22.5 · Jul 25.2 · Aug 24 · Sep 20 · Oct 13.2 · Nov 7.1 · Dec 2.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 76.8 · Feb 65.8 · Mar 93.9 · Apr 90.2 · May 97.2 · Jun 101 · Jul 120.3 · Aug 95.7 · Sep 122.6 · Oct 96.8 · Nov 75.4 · Dec 87 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	23.1 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	6.75 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	1,123 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	30.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	12.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	-5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Allentown ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±2.8 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.8 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.8 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±2.8 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±3.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

An area of 9.9 km² comprised Linglestown at the end of 2025. Population density was 701.9 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport89.9%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	9.91 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	9.53 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	663 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	701.9 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	6,539 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Linglestown

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Paxtonia as a Linglestown alternative in the same region

2 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 14.0% Paxtonia vs 9.5% Linglestown+47%
Unemployment: 2.4% Paxtonia vs 2.0% Linglestown+17%
Residents: 5,450 Paxtonia vs 6,539 Linglestown−17%
Median gross pay, city: €4,048 Paxtonia vs €4,098 Linglestownsame level
Annual PM2.5: 6.8 µg/m³ Paxtonia vs 6.8 µg/m³ Linglestownsame level

Full comparison More about Paxtonia

North Bethesda as a Linglestown alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 147 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 6,539 Linglestown+666%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 9.5% Linglestown+258%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 2.0% Linglestown+78%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €4,098 Linglestown+49%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 6.8 µg/m³ Linglestown−13%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Linglestown

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Paxtonia 2.1 km away

Rent: 1,281 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,048 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Colonial Park 4.5 km away

Rent: 1,286 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,190 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Progress 6.6 km away

Rent: 1,139 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,417 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Steelton 12.7 km away

Rent: 1,191 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,104 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Enola 13.2 km away

Rent: 1,008 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,710 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Hershey 13.5 km away

Rent: 1,171 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,165 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

New Cumberland 14.0 km away

Rent: 905.4 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,032 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Linglestown?

The unemployment rate is 2.04 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Linglestown?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.75 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Linglestown?

The published population is 6,539 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Linglestown?

663 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Linglestown a good place to live?

Linglestown may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Linglestown?

Paxtonia, Colonial Park, Progress, Harrisburg, Steelton are near Linglestown. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
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