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Palmer Heights is a small town of 3,624 people in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It's about 13 miles from Allentown, PA and 47 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $309k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,624people
$309kTypical home
$1,395/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
35"Snow
223Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,624
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,127 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 13 mi to Allentown, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $309k (≈$1,949/mo)
- Median rent $1,395/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 35" of snow a year
- 9 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 (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (809 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 30% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to ABE airport
- 56 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 345 ft
- 48 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 864 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 209 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.