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Hometown is a small town of 1,283 people in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It's about 31 miles from Allentown, PA and 72 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $876 a month.
1,283people
$220kTypical home
$876/moRent
81° / 34°Summer / winter
42"Snow
223Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,283
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 642 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 31 mi to Allentown, PA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,389/mo)
- Median rent $876/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 22% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to ABE airport
- 76 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,168 ft
- 74 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 271 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.