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New Ringgold is a tiny town of 284 people in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It's about 24 miles from Reading, PA and 65 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $1k a month.
284people
$122kTypical home
$1,101/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
36"Snow
223Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 284
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 355 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 24 mi to Reading, PA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$770/mo)
- Median rent $1,101/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 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 50
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to ABE airport
- 69 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 909 ft
- 67 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 402 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.