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Halfway House is a small town of 3,688 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 16 miles from Reading, PA and 33 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $332k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,688people
$332kTypical home
$2,248/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
11"Snow
223Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,688
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,757 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 16 mi to Reading, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $332k (≈$2,093/mo)
- Median rent $2,248/mo
- Median household income $122k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 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 38
- 42% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to ABE airport
- 35 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 554 ft
- 33 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 96 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,315 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 107 bars within 25 mi
- 344 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 67 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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