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Oley is a small town of 1,153 people in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 8 miles from Reading, PA and 43 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $309k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,153people
$309kTypical home
$1,172/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
15"Snow
223Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,153
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 940 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 8 mi to Reading, PA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $309k (≈$1,950/mo)
- Median rent $1,172/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 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 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to ABE airport
- 46 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 410 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 764 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 77 bars within 25 mi
- 168 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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.