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Kenhorst is a small town of 3,009 people in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It's part of the Reading, PA area. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,009people
$196kTypical home
$1,419/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
27"Snow
223Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,009
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,135 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- In the Reading, PA area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,235/mo)
- Median rent $1,419/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (390 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to LNS airport
- 48 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 335 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 563 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 129 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Berks County: R+12 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low 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