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Forestville is a tiny town of 483 people in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It's about 25 miles from Lebanon, PA and 77 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $876 a month.
483people
$158kTypical home
$876/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
39"Snow
213Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 483
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 533 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 25 mi to Lebanon, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$998/mo)
- Median rent $876/mo
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to LNS airport
- 79 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 951 ft
- 76 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 185 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Schuylkill County: R+42 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.