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Effort is a small town of 1,743 people in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It's about 24 miles from Allentown, PA and 66 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $314k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,743people
$314kTypical home
$1,270/moRent
81° / 34°Summer / winter
33"Snow
223Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,743
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 345 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 24 mi to Allentown, PA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $314k (≈$1,980/mo)
- Median rent $1,270/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 16% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to ABE airport
- 69 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 853 ft
- 67 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 661 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 153 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 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
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low 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.