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New Tripoli is a tiny town of 717 people in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It's about 15 miles from Allentown, PA and 56 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $872 a month.
717people
$225kTypical home
$872/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
30"Snow
223Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 717
- Part of a metro area
- About 782 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 15 mi to Allentown, PA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,419/mo)
- Median rent $872/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (532 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to ABE airport
- 62 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 742 ft
- 59 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 698 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 63 bars within 25 mi
- 137 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lehigh County: D+3 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