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Leesport is a small town of 2,166 people in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 8 miles from Reading, PA and 53 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $978 a month.
2,166people
$221kTypical home
$978/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
25"Snow
223Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,166
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,988 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 8 mi to Reading, PA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,396/mo)
- Median rent $978/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" 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 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to LNS airport
- 55 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 269 ft
- 52 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 486 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 68 bars within 25 mi
- 105 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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