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Fullerton is a small city of 16,724 people in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It's about 3 miles from Allentown, PA and 47 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $240k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,724people
$240kTypical home
$1,428/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
33"Snow
223Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,724
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,558 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 3 mi to Allentown, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $240k (≈$1,512/mo)
- Median rent $1,428/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" 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 (97 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (532 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to ABE airport
- 54 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 338 ft
- 49 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 765 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 169 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lehigh County: D+3 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