Living in Lenhartsville, PA
Lenhartsville is a tiny town of 197 people in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 16 miles from Reading, PA and 56 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $210k and rent runs about $1k a month.
197people
$210kTypical home
$1,087/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
24"Snow
223Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 197
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,065 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 16 mi to Reading, PA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $210k (≈$1,326/mo)
- Median rent $1,087/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 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
- 16% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ABE airport
- 59 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 561 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 597 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 71 bars within 25 mi
- 117 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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