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Harleysville is a big small town of 9,090 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 22 miles from Allentown, PA and 23 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $424k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,090people
$424kTypical home
$1,772/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
16"Snow
223Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,090
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,176 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 22 mi to Allentown, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $424k (≈$2,674/mo)
- Median rent $1,772/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 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 50
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to ABE airport
- 29 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 299 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 120 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,247 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 334 bars within 25 mi
- 758 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 140 museums within 25 mi
- 61 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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