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Fleetwood is a small town of 4,064 people in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 10 miles from Reading, PA and 48 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,064people
$220kTypical home
$1,500/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
17"Snow
223Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,064
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,893 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 10 mi to Reading, PA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,389/mo)
- Median rent $1,500/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k)
- Low property crime (962 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ABE airport
- 51 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 423 ft
- 48 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 659 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 67 bars within 25 mi
- 136 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Berks County: R+12 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