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Parkland is a small town of 1,599 people in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 10 miles from Trenton, NJ and 15 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $431k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,599people
$431kTypical home
$1,510/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
20"Snow
235Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,599
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,166 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 10 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $431k (≈$2,717/mo)
- Median rent $1,510/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (29 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to TTN airport
- 26 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 207 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 126 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,190 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 528 bars within 25 mi
- 1,152 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 175 museums within 25 mi
- 72 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Bucks County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk