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Cressona is a small town of 1,420 people in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It's about 23 miles from Lebanon, PA and 70 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $945 a month.
1,420people
$157kTypical home
$945/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
31"Snow
213Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,420
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,423 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 23 mi to Lebanon, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$990/mo)
- Median rent $945/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 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 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to LNS airport
- 73 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 551 ft
- 69 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 288 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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