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Penn Estates is a small town of 3,659 people in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It's about 33 miles from Allentown, PA and 71 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $283k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,659people
$283kTypical home
$1,393/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
41"Snow
201Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,659
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,810 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 33 mi to Allentown, PA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $283k (≈$1,785/mo)
- Median rent $1,393/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 201 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 164 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 37% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 46 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to ABE airport
- 61 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 99% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,027 ft
- 61 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 401 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 87 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low 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.