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Freemansburg is a small town of 2,894 people in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It's about 8 miles from Allentown, PA and 44 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,894people
$226kTypical home
$2,148/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
37"Snow
223Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,894
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,152 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 8 mi to Allentown, PA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,423/mo)
- Median rent $2,148/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (404 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to ABE airport
- 53 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 269 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 887 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 218 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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