Living in Eastlawn Gardens, PA
Eastlawn Gardens is a small town of 3,722 people in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It's about 15 miles from Allentown, PA and 52 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $392k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,722people
$392kTypical home
$1,291/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
32"Snow
223Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,722
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,143 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 15 mi to Allentown, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $392k (≈$2,469/mo)
- Median rent $1,291/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 32" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 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 50
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to ABE airport
- 58 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 190 ft
- 52 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 845 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 202 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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