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Bowmanstown is a tiny town of 968 people in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It's about 17 miles from Allentown, PA and 61 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $1k a month.
968people
$192kTypical home
$1,005/moRent
82° / 36°Summer / winter
28"Snow
223Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 968
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,259 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 17 mi to Allentown, PA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,210/mo)
- Median rent $1,005/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°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
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (178 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (999 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ABE airport
- 68 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 509 ft
- 64 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 699 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 52 bars within 25 mi
- 145 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carbon County: R+35 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk