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Middleport is a tiny town of 362 people in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It's about 28 miles from Reading, PA and 71 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $638 a month.
362people
$118kTypical home
$638/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
44"Snow
213Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 362
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 825 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 28 mi to Reading, PA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$742/mo)
- Median rent $638/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to ABE airport
- 74 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 764 ft
- 71 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 245 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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