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DeSales University is a small town of 1,052 people in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It's about 7 miles from Allentown, PA and 39 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $300k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,052people
$300kTypical home
$1,383/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
37"Snow
223Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,052
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,759 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 7 mi to Allentown, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $300k (≈$1,894/mo)
- Median rent $1,383/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" 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 (97 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (532 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 20
- 31% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 79% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 69% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to ABE airport
- 47 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 449 ft
- 41 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,048 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 79 bars within 25 mi
- 271 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.