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Ackermanville is a tiny town of 240 people in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It's about 21 miles from Allentown, PA and 57 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $274k and rent runs about $1k a month.
240people
$274kTypical home
$1,395/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
29"Snow
223Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 240
- Part of a metro area
- About 175 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 21 mi to Allentown, PA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $274k (≈$1,730/mo)
- Median rent $1,395/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (809 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 19% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to ABE airport
- 56 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 617 ft
- 54 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 796 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 192 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Northampton County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.