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Gilbertsville is a big small town of 6,165 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 17 miles from Reading, PA and 33 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $359k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,165people
$359kTypical home
$1,171/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
10"Snow
223Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,165
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,841 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 17 mi to Reading, PA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $359k (≈$2,264/mo)
- Median rent $1,171/mo
- Median household income $117k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 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 (69 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (695 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 38% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ABE airport
- 37 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 335 ft
- 35 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 98 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,391 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 125 bars within 25 mi
- 373 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 78 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: D+23 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate 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