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Palmerton is a big small town of 5,622 people in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It's about 16 miles from Allentown, PA and 61 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $180k and rent runs about $931 a month.
5,622people
$180kTypical home
$931/moRent
82° / 36°Summer / winter
29"Snow
223Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,622
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,262 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 16 mi to Allentown, PA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,135/mo)
- Median rent $931/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 9 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 (47 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (641 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 19% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ABE airport
- 67 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 528 ft
- 63 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 742 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 164 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carbon County: R+35 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk