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Pennsburg is a small town of 3,994 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 14 miles from Allentown, PA and 33 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $276k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,994people
$276kTypical home
$1,361/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
26"Snow
223Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,994
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,030 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 14 mi to Allentown, PA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $276k (≈$1,740/mo)
- Median rent $1,361/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (695 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 36% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to ABE airport
- 38 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 387 ft
- 35 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 91 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,406 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 122 bars within 25 mi
- 370 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 78 museums within 25 mi
- 42 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: D+23 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate 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