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Mount Carmel is a big small town of 5,677 people in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It's about 31 miles from Lebanon, PA and 86 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $742 a month.
5,677people
$82kTypical home
$742/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
35"Snow
213Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,677
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 8,576 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 31 mi to Lebanon, PA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$516/mo)
- Median rent $742/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (441 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to IPT airport
- 89 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,093 ft
- 85 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 214 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Northumberland County: R+40 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk