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Birdsboro is a big small town of 5,116 people in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 8 miles from Reading, PA and 40 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $224k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,116people
$224kTypical home
$1,146/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
27"Snow
223Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,116
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,864 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 8 mi to Reading, PA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,413/mo)
- Median rent $1,146/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (33 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (234 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to LNS airport
- 40 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 256 ft
- 37 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 69 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 775 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 68 bars within 25 mi
- 181 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 58 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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