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Macungie is a small town of 3,274 people in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It's about 7 miles from Allentown, PA and 41 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $293k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,274people
$293kTypical home
$1,806/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
21"Snow
223Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,274
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,310 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 7 mi to Allentown, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $293k (≈$1,847/mo)
- Median rent $1,806/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (532 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to ABE airport
- 47 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 397 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,002 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 88 bars within 25 mi
- 227 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 62 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lehigh County: D+3 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