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Coaldale is a small town of 2,514 people in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It's about 28 miles from Allentown, PA and 70 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $843 a month.
2,514people
$83kTypical home
$843/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
42"Snow
223Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,514
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,156 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 28 mi to Allentown, PA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$524/mo)
- Median rent $843/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" 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 35
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to ABE airport
- 75 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 958 ft
- 72 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 327 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 57 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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