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Bethlehem is a mid-size city of 77,956 people in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It's about 6 miles from Allentown, PA and 44 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $260k and rent runs about $1k a month.
77,956people
$260kTypical home
$1,382/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
36"Snow
223Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 77,956
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,078 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 6 mi to Allentown, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $260k (≈$1,642/mo)
- Median rent $1,382/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (47 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (878 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to ABE airport
- 53 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 351 ft
- 46 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 888 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 218 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 56 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Northampton County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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