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Lorane is a small town of 4,601 people in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 5 miles from Reading, PA and 43 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $260k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,601people
$260kTypical home
$1,743/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
23"Snow
223Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,601
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,586 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 5 mi to Reading, PA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $260k (≈$1,639/mo)
- Median rent $1,743/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 6 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 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to LNS airport
- 43 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 223 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 748 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 174 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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