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Laureldale is a small town of 4,284 people in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 4 miles from Reading, PA and 49 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $180k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,284people
$180kTypical home
$1,516/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
26"Snow
223Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,284
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,289 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 4 mi to Reading, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,132/mo)
- Median rent $1,516/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" 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 35
- 34% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to LNS airport
- 50 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 397 ft
- 47 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 548 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 125 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
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