If you've been looking for quiet without giving up convenience, take a look at 285 Linton Hill Road in Duncannon. It sits on 1.22 acres, and the peace and privacy out here are the real draw—but you're still an easy drive from Harrisburg when you need it. Inside, you get three good-sized bedrooms, two full baths, and two stories of living space, giving you plenty of room to spread out. The daylight basement brings in natural light and offers even more flexibility for a rec room, workshop, hobby space, home gym, or additional storage. Outside, 1.22 acres gives you plenty of room to garden, host cookouts, or start building the backyard you've been picturing. There's a dedicated driveway for parking, and the countryside around you changes with every season. The location is a big part of why people love it here. Duncannon is a small Perry County town near where the Susquehanna and Juniata meet, with mountains and river country in every direction—and it's an official Appalachian Trail Community, so hikers and nature lovers tend to find their way here. Weekends can look like Hawk Rock Overlook, a stretch of the Appalachian Trail, fishing or kayaking on the Susquehanna, or a day at Little Buffalo State Park swimming, boating, or camping. Morning hikes, scenic drives, wildlife, or simply enjoying the quiet—there's something here year-round. When you want to go out, there's more nearby than you'd expect from a small town. Red Rabbit Drive-In is a nostalgic stop for a meal, the historic Doyle Hotel is good for dinner, Lindgren Craft Brewery pours local beer, and Buddy Boy Winery is a nice way to spend an afternoon. Old Sled Works and the other shops around the area are worth a browse if you like antiques and vintage finds. Downtown Harrisburg is roughly 25 to 35 minutes away when you want restaurants, coffee shops, boutiques, museums, nightlife, and the riverfront. Marysville, Newport, and Carlisle each add their own small-town charm, and Hershey is close enough for concerts and a day out. If you've been wanting room to breathe, beautiful natural surroundings, and access to both the outdoors and the city, 285 Linton Hill Road is worth a closer look. You get 1.22 acres, three bedrooms, two full baths, two stories of living space, and central Pennsylvania scenery practically in your backyard.
This district is composed of those areas in the Township whose predominant land use is agriculture and scattered low density residential. These regulations are designed to protect and stabilize the areas' essential agricultural characteristics, and limit development that requires highways and other public services and facilities in excess of those required by agricultural and low density residential uses. All lands within the Agriculture/Rural District are located within an area where land is used for agricultural production. Owners, residents and other users of property in this district may be subject to some common characteristics of agriculture which are sometimes regarded as objectionable, including but not limited to odor, dust, night, holiday, early morning and weekend operations, noise, use of roads by slow and oversized agricultural equipment, the storage and disposal of manure, the application of fertilizers, herbicides, etc. Residents, owners, and users of property in this district should accept these factors as normal and unavoidable characteristics of an agricultural area and are hereby put on official notice that Section 4 of the Pennsylvania Act 133 of 1982, referred to as The Right to Farm Law, may bar them from obtaining a legal judgment against such normal agricultural operations.
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
3/10 Fire Factor
0.31% chance of being in a wildfire in next 30 years
5/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 100° expected this year, 16 days in 30 years
2/10 Wind Factor
3% chance of strong winds in next 30 years
2/10 Air Factor
1 unhealthy days expected this year, 3 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
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In this area, properties receive around 9.4 hours in
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Redfin Estimate for 285 Linton Hill Rd
$279,915
$85 under list price of $280K
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $237K to $377K.