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Buck Run is a tiny town of 252 people in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It's about 26 miles from Lebanon, PA and 79 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $876 a month.
252people
$86kTypical home
$876/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
38"Snow
213Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 252
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 491 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 26 mi to Lebanon, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$543/mo)
- Median rent $876/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to LNS airport
- 81 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,388 ft
- 77 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 188 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Schuylkill County: R+42 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.