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Boyertown is a small town of 4,287 people in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 15 miles from Reading, PA and 35 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $213k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,287people
$213kTypical home
$1,131/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
8"Snow
223Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,287
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,546 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 15 mi to Reading, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $213k (≈$1,341/mo)
- Median rent $1,131/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 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 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ABE airport
- 38 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 404 ft
- 36 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 87 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,341 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 119 bars within 25 mi
- 349 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 76 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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