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Deer Lake is a tiny town of 656 people in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It's about 21 miles from Reading, PA and 64 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $817 a month.
656people
$228kTypical home
$817/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
26"Snow
213Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 656
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,494 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 21 mi to Reading, PA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,437/mo)
- Median rent $817/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 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 48
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to ABE airport
- 67 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 499 ft
- 64 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 391 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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