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East Bangor is a small town of 1,274 people in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It's about 25 miles from Allentown, PA and 60 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,274people
$191kTypical home
$1,445/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
29"Snow
223Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,274
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,533 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 25 mi to Allentown, PA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,202/mo)
- Median rent $1,445/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 8 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 (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (809 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 37% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ABE airport
- 55 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 597 ft
- 54 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 722 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 171 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Northampton County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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