Living in East Greenville, PA
East Greenville is a small town of 3,169 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 13 miles from Allentown, PA and 34 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $253k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,169people
$253kTypical home
$1,338/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
25"Snow
223Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,169
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,177 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 13 mi to Allentown, PA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $253k (≈$1,598/mo)
- Median rent $1,338/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (26 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (422 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 31% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to ABE airport
- 39 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 397 ft
- 36 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 86 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,376 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 122 bars within 25 mi
- 355 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 42 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: D+23 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate 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