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Coopersburg is a small town of 2,495 people in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It's about 7 miles from Allentown, PA and 37 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $317k and rent runs about $968 a month.
2,495people
$317kTypical home
$968/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
35"Snow
223Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,495
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,674 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 7 mi to Allentown, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $317k (≈$1,999/mo)
- Median rent $968/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (651 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to ABE airport
- 45 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 486 ft
- 39 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 67 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,044 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 81 bars within 25 mi
- 261 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 62 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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