Living in North Catasauqua, PA
North Catasauqua is a small town of 3,014 people in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It's about 5 miles from Allentown, PA and 49 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $255k and rent runs about $924 a month.
3,014people
$255kTypical home
$924/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
33"Snow
223Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,014
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,198 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 5 mi to Allentown, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $255k (≈$1,607/mo)
- Median rent $924/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (545 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to ABE airport
- 56 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 390 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 801 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 173 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Northampton County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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