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McAdoo is a small town of 2,501 people in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It's about 34 miles from Allentown, PA and 76 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $986 a month.
2,501people
$90kTypical home
$986/moRent
79° / 32°Summer / winter
43"Snow
223Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,501
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,207 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 34 mi to Allentown, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$568/mo)
- Median rent $986/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (22 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (263 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 31% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to AVP airport
- 81 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,778 ft
- 79 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 292 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Schuylkill County: R+42 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk