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Pennside is a big small town of 5,407 people in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 3 miles from Reading, PA and 45 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,407people
$208kTypical home
$1,203/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
24"Snow
223Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,407
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,332 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 3 mi to Reading, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,309/mo)
- Median rent $1,203/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 6 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 (70 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (390 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to LNS airport
- 47 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 335 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 635 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 141 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% 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
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Berks County: R+12 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk