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Allentown is a mid-size city of 125,976 people in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It's part of the Allentown, PA area. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $1k a month.
125,976people
$207kTypical home
$1,317/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
34"Snow
223Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 125,976
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,172 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- In the Allentown, PA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,303/mo)
- Median rent $1,317/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,403 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to ABE airport
- 51 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 266 ft
- 46 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 820 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 187 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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