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Hegins is a small town of 1,088 people in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It's about 22 miles from Lebanon, PA and 84 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $765 a month.
1,088people
$211kTypical home
$765/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
32"Snow
213Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,088
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 545 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 22 mi to Lebanon, PA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,332/mo)
- Median rent $765/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 9 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 (18 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (89 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 9% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MDT airport
- 85 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 814 ft
- 78 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 226 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Schuylkill County: R+42 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk