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Ancient Oaks is a big small town of 7,777 people in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It's about 7 miles from Allentown, PA and 44 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $433k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,777people
$433kTypical home
$1,842/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
21"Snow
223Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,777
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,208 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 7 mi to Allentown, PA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $433k (≈$2,729/mo)
- Median rent $1,842/mo
- Median household income $134k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 6 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 (97 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (532 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to ABE airport
- 49 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 430 ft
- 46 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 942 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 79 bars within 25 mi
- 214 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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