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Berwick is a big small town of 10,317 people in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It's about 39 miles from Scranton, PA and 93 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $797 a month.
10,317people
$157kTypical home
$797/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
41"Snow
197Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,317
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,356 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 39 mi to Scranton, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$987/mo)
- Median rent $797/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 197 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 168 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (385 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to AVP airport
- 97 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 538 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 278 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbia County: R+31 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk