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Coplay is a small town of 3,466 people in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It's about 5 miles from Allentown, PA and 50 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 $216k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,466people
$216kTypical home
$1,234/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
33"Snow
223Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,466
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,682 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 5 mi to Allentown, PA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,361/mo)
- Median rent $1,234/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 8 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 (159 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (439 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to ABE airport
- 57 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 417 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 788 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 173 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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