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Chapman is a tiny town of 175 people in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It's about 12 miles from Allentown, PA and 54 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $1k a month.
175people
$236kTypical home
$1,250/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
34"Snow
223Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 175
- Part of a metro area
- About 530 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 12 mi to Allentown, PA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,486/mo)
- Median rent $1,250/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 9 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 (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (809 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to ABE airport
- 62 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 659 ft
- 55 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 773 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 182 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Northampton County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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