Living in Muhlenberg Park, PA
Muhlenberg Park is a small town of 1,259 people in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 3 miles from Reading, PA and 50 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $322k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,259people
$322kTypical home
$1,181/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
27"Snow
223Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,259
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,171 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 3 mi to Reading, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $322k (≈$2,032/mo)
- Median rent $1,181/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 7 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 56
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to LNS airport
- 51 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 292 ft
- 48 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 494 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 105 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.