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Alburtis is a small town of 2,598 people in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It's about 9 miles from Allentown, PA and 42 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $268k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,598people
$268kTypical home
$1,732/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
18"Snow
223Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,598
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,675 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 9 mi to Allentown, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $268k (≈$1,688/mo)
- Median rent $1,732/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 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 (42 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (359 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 46% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ABE airport
- 48 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 561 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,005 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 92 bars within 25 mi
- 238 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 62 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lehigh County: D+3 in 2024
- 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