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Lansford is a small town of 4,156 people in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It's about 27 miles from Allentown, PA and 69 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $56k and rent runs about $922 a month.
4,156people
$56kTypical home
$922/moRent
81° / 34°Summer / winter
40"Snow
223Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,156
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,706 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 27 mi to Allentown, PA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $56k (≈$352/mo)
- Median rent $922/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 20.0% 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
- 40" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (465 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (602 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to ABE airport
- 75 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,099 ft
- 72 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 319 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 57 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 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 25% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carbon County: R+35 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk