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Indian Mountain Lake is a small town of 3,889 people in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It's about 28 miles from Allentown, PA and 71 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,889people
$208kTypical home
$1,361/moRent
78° / 30°Summer / winter
34"Snow
201Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,889
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 610 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 28 mi to Allentown, PA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,312/mo)
- Median rent $1,361/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 201 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 164 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 155 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ABE airport
- 73 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,883 ft
- 72 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 521 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 108 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk