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Small town with much going on
Mount Joy offers a quaint setting that defines many American small towns. It includes a small, charming, downtown area complete with a Main Street that runs between rows of historic buildings housing both homes and businesses. An important landmark here is the Mount Joy Monument situated near the corner of East Main and Barbara streets. The monument is a model replica of the ship that inspired this borough’s name and brought over the settlers who came to this community only a few centuries ago. “Mount Joy is a nice little town,” says Rose Madar, a realtor with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Homesale Realty. She likens the borough to similarly picturesque Marietta, Mount Joy’s Lancaster County neighbor to the south. Madar touts the range of restaurants and shops and says the borough also has direct connections to some of the larger locales in the region. “You’re close to the highway, so there’s easy access to all your major areas,” Madar says.
Colonials and more
Like much of Lancaster County — and this section of the East Coast — colonial homes are common here. In addition, Mount Joy also features a variety of attached and detached homes, which are common to this region. Price points here fall mostly within the $160,000 to $550,000 range, with several homes on the lower end of that scale being marketed as opportunities for renovations. One two-story, five-bedroom colonial with a small roof covered entrance and extra features like a backyard pool can go for $550,000. A two-story and three-bedroom red brick colonial on Main Street with a covered porch that spans the front of the building can go for $350,000. A modern red-brick townhouse with three bedrooms will go for $300,000. Other varieties include a single-story, two-bedroom cottage with wood siding that can go for $175,000, and a three-story and six-bedroom Tudor style with red brick siding and high-pitched gabled roofs can go for $412,500.
Colonial style homes with spacious yards can be found in Mount Joy.
Mount Joy has many ranch style homes.
Mount Joy also has larger homes that sit on spacious lots.
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Adventures at Bube's Brewery
One popular point of interest is Bube’s Brewery on North Market Street, which isn’t simply another microbrewery. The establishment gets its name from Alois Bube, a German immigrant who started the business in the 1870s amid a brewery boom at the time significantly driven by makers of German-style lagers. “It’s the only lager brewery from the 1800s still intact in the U.S. It goes back to an earlier era of lots of small, local breweries. They do all sorts of things there. Great foods and great beer,” says Joel Cliff, director of communications and advocacy for the private nonprofit Discover Lancaster. Bube’s includes some restaurants, the Catacombs and the Bottling Works. The Catacombs is located below the street level in the brewery’s aging cellars and, as the name suggests, offers a dining space enclosed by walls and an arched ceiling made of stone. The entertainment there includes interactive meals with murder mysteries, and the establishment includes a small hotel component for those interested in overnight stays. Other dining choices in the borough includes Amato’s Wood Fire Pizza & Italian Restaurant on West Main and Gus’s Keystone Family Restaurant, which offers breakfast and an array of seafood.
Have a frosty pint with friends at Bube's Brewery in Mount Joy.
For authentic Italian cuisine, head to Amato's Wood Fire Pizza in Mount Joy.
Gus's Keystone Pub is a great place to satisfy hunger cravings in Mount Joy.
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Play at Cove Outlook and Grandview parks
Recreational spots here include the 25-acre Cove Outlook Park and approximately 12-acre Grandview Park. Children can take to the playgrounds at Cove Outlook while joggers can hit the trails. The park also has a sand volleyball court and a natural area. Grandview, formerly owned by the Donegal School District, features an expansive field. There, parents can play catch with their children or watch them practice their swing at the new ball field that was added in 2015.
Get some fresh air at the Grandview Park in Mount Joy.
The Cove Outlook Park in Mount Joy has activities for all.
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Highly rated Donegal district schools
School that serve the borough include Donegal Primary School, Donegal Intermediate School, Donegal Junior High School and Donegal High School, all of which received grades of B or higher from ratings site Niche.
Younger students attend the Donegal Primary School in Mount Joy.
Older students attend Donegal High School in Mount Joy.
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Hop on Amtrak's Keystone service
In addition to sitting right off Pennsylvania Route 283, Mount Joy serves as one of the stops for Amtrak’s Keystone service between Harrisburg and New York.
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On average, homes in Mount Joy, PA sell after 21 days on the market compared to the national average of 70 days. The median sale price for homes in Mount Joy, PA over the last 12 months is $399,900, down 2% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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