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Gouglersville is a tiny town of 694 people in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 7 miles from Reading, PA and 50 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $268k and rent runs about $1k a month.
694people
$268kTypical home
$1,442/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
28"Snow
213Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 694
- Part of a metro area
- About 507 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 7 mi to Reading, PA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $268k (≈$1,690/mo)
- Median rent $1,442/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 7 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 (70 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (390 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 20% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to LNS airport
- 49 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 669 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 668 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 76 bars within 25 mi
- 178 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 63 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.