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Kelayres is a tiny town of 413 people in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It's about 35 miles from Allentown, PA and 77 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $821 a month.
413people
$118kTypical home
$821/moRent
79° / 32°Summer / winter
43"Snow
213Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 413
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,591 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 35 mi to Allentown, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$744/mo)
- Median rent $821/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 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 33
- 25% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to AVP airport
- 82 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,755 ft
- 79 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 287 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.