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Chestnut Hill is a big small town of 7,086 people in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It's about 17 miles from Allentown, PA and 49 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $375k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,086people
$375kTypical home
$1,636/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
32"Snow
223Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,086
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,337 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 17 mi to Allentown, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $375k (≈$2,365/mo)
- Median rent $1,636/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 32" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 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 47
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ABE airport
- 54 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 394 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 856 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 211 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 56 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.