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Green Lane is a tiny town of 511 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 18 miles from Allentown, PA and 29 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $1k a month.
511people
$263kTypical home
$1,183/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
21"Snow
223Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 511
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,602 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 18 mi to Allentown, PA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,655/mo)
- Median rent $1,183/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 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 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to ABE airport
- 34 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 266 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 108 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,696 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 155 bars within 25 mi
- 469 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 84 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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