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Cementon is a small town of 1,454 people in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It's about 7 miles from Allentown, PA and 51 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $276k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,454people
$276kTypical home
$1,181/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
33"Snow
223Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,454
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,233 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 7 mi to Allentown, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $276k (≈$1,742/mo)
- Median rent $1,181/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 8 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 (97 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (532 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 21% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to ABE airport
- 58 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 515 ft
- 53 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 769 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 166 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lehigh County: D+3 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