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Bechtelsville is a tiny town of 914 people in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 16 miles from Reading, PA and 36 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $242k and rent runs about $1k a month.
914people
$242kTypical home
$1,191/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
5"Snow
223Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 914
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,731 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 16 mi to Reading, PA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $242k (≈$1,526/mo)
- Median rent $1,191/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (390 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to ABE airport
- 40 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 538 ft
- 38 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 77 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,256 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 106 bars within 25 mi
- 326 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 72 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Berks County: R+12 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