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Bernville is a tiny town of 802 people in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 12 miles from Reading, PA and 59 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $1k a month.
802people
$236kTypical home
$1,151/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
28"Snow
213Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 802
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,887 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 12 mi to Reading, PA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,486/mo)
- Median rent $1,151/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" 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
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (390 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to LNS airport
- 60 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 315 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 431 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 88 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 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