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Nesquehoning is a small town of 3,344 people in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It's about 27 miles from Allentown, PA and 70 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,344people
$123kTypical home
$1,117/moRent
78° / 32°Summer / winter
36"Snow
223Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,344
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 158 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 27 mi to Allentown, PA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$772/mo)
- Median rent $1,117/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 11 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 (123 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (710 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to ABE airport
- 76 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,529 ft
- 73 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 393 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 69 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carbon County: R+35 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk